Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : Booksllc.Net
ISBN 13 : 9781230820200
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (22 download)
Book Synopsis Asian Games Medalists in Chess by : Source Wikipedia
Download or read book Asian Games Medalists in Chess written by Source Wikipedia and published by Booksllc.Net. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Atousa Pourkashian, Bu Xiangzhi, Darwin Laylo, Dronavalli Harika, Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami, Elshan Moradi, Eugenio Torre, Geetha Narayanan Gopal, Hou Yifan, Huang Qian, Ju Wenjun, Koneru Humpy, Krishnan Sasikiran, Le Quang Liem, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Ni Hua, Pendyala Harikrishna, Rogelio Antonio Jr., Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Surya Shekhar Ganguly, Wang Hao (chess player), Wang Yue, Wang Yu (chess player), Wesley So, Zhao Xue, Zhou Jianchao, Zhu Chen. Excerpt: Hou Yifan (Chinese: pinyin: Hou Yifan .)) (born February 27, 1994, in Xinghua, Jiangsu, China) is a Chinese chess prodigy. She is a former Women's World Chess Champion, the youngest ever to win the title, as well as the youngest female player ever to qualify for the title of Grandmaster. At the age of 12, Hou became the youngest player ever to participate in the FIDE Women's World Championship (Yekaterinburg 2006) and the Chess Olympiad (Torino 2006). In June 2007, she became China's youngest National Women's Champion ever. She achieved the titles of Woman FIDE Master in January 2004, Woman Grandmaster in January 2007, she would have qualified for the International Master title in September 2008 by reaching the final of the Women's World Championship but in August 2008 she had already qualified for the more prestigious Grandmaster title by achieving her 3rd GM norm. In 2010, she became the youngest Women's World Chess Champion in history by winning the Women's World Championship in Hatay, Turkey, at the age of 16. She then defended her title by defeating Indian GM Koneru Humpy in November 2011. In the most recent (October 2012) FIDE rating list, Hou is ranked as the No. 1 girl player in the world, the No. 2 female player, and the No. 13 junior player. She is only the third female chess player to achieve a FIDE rating of over 2600. Hou produced a stunning performance...