Hou Yifan

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chess_player
grandmaster
gptkbp:activeYears 2003–present
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Chess_Oscar_(2016)_nominee
gptkb:Laureus_World_Sports_Award_for_Breakthrough_of_the_Year_(nominee)
Best Female Chess Player of the Year (multiple years)
gptkbp:birthDate 1994-02-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Xinghua,_Jiangsu,_China
gptkbp:championships gptkb:Women's_World_Chess_Champion
gptkbp:coach gptkb:Ye_Jiangchuan
gptkb:Yu_Shaoteng
gptkbp:FIDE_ID 8602980
gptkbp:FIDE_title gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy gptkb:International_Relations
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hou Yifan
gptkbp:language gptkb:Mandarin_Chinese
English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:notable_for highest-rated female chess player after Judit Polgar
youngest player to participate in the Women's World Chess Championship
youngest female player to qualify for the Candidates Tournament
youngest player to win the Women's World Chess Championship
one of the strongest female chess players in history
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Nigel_Short
gptkb:Magnus_Carlsen
gptkb:Vladimir_Kramnik
gptkb:Vassily_Ivanchuk
gptkb:Judit_Polgar
gptkbp:peak_rating 2686
gptkbp:professor_at gptkb:Shenzhen_University
gptkbp:rank No. 55 (March 2015)
gptkbp:residence gptkb:China
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:university gptkb:Peking_University
gptkbp:won gptkb:Women's_World_Chess_Championship_2010
gptkb:Women's_World_Chess_Championship_2011
gptkb:Women's_World_Chess_Championship_2013
gptkb:Women's_World_Chess_Championship_2016
gptkbp:youngest_female_grandmaster yes
gptkbp:youngest_female_world_champion yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:chess_player
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5