It's "Professor Hou Yifan" now!
Women’s no. 1 Hou Yifan has set a new record by becoming the youngest full professor in the history of Shenzhen University at the age of 26. Hou Yifan, who recently studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, is now Professor of the School of Physical Education. Her goal is to make Shenzhen University into a major centre of chess, though chess fans will of course still be hoping to see Hou Yifan back in competition.
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Quick chat with... David Kramaley, chess entrepreneur
He's no Grandmaster, he's not even a Candidate Master and David Kramaley hasn't even written a chess book (yet). But here is a man who, at the age of 32, has still managed to have a profound influence on the game.
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Quick chat with... Jan Gustafsson, joker and Marshall Gambit expert
He's the man with a thousand catchphrases, who always insists on a quick shout out to "my boy" Julian Hodgson. He can spot a "ripped" Grandmaster just from the look in his eye and, as everyone knows, this second to Magnus Carlsen is...
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Chessable Masters 12: It’s on! A Carlsen-Giri final
“See you in the final!” said Magnus Carlsen a week ago after Anish Giri joined him in topping a Chessable Masters preliminary group, and the prophecy has now been fulfilled! Magnus sealed a place in the final by beating Ding Liren...
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FantasyChess Finals Contest for Chessable Masters
Again, less than 24 hours between the end of our last contest and the beginning of the new one. Make your picks in your last chance to participate in FantasyChess for the Chessable Masters.
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Chessable Masters 11: Magnus in the final
Magnus Carlsen is in the final of the Chessable Masters after beating Ding Liren twice with the black pieces on the way to a 2.5:0.5 victory. It means the World Champion has now beaten the world numbers 2 and 3 in consecutive mat...
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Quick chat with... Pentala Harikrishna, India's immense talent
India's Pentala Harikrishna (2719 FIDE) was the first active super-grandmaster to author a course on Chessable. Now the 33-year-old, who now lives in Prague, is flying the flag for the chess learning platform in its first elite even...
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Chessable Masters 10: Magnus the Magnanimous
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen deliberately lost a game in 4 moves but still went on to beat world no. 3 Ding Liren on an extraordinary first day of the Chessable Masters semi-finals. Magnus was making up for Ding losing a d...
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Quick chat with... John Bartholomew, the Scandi king
IM John Bartholomew (FIDE 2477) is the friendly face of chess on YouTube, a Scandi evangelist, and the man who has introduced countless people to the game.
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Chessable Masters 9: Ding sets up Carlsen showdown
“Today was a masterclass by Ding” was how Peter Svidler summed up Ding Liren’s brilliant 2.5:0.5 victory over Hikaru Nakamura to clinch a place in the Chessable Masters semi-finals. Ding Liren now goes on to play Magnus Carlsen o...
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Chessable Masters 8: Giri in semis, Naka makes comeback
Anish Giri celebrated his 26th birthday with a 3:1 victory over Alexander Grischuk to set up a Chessable Masters semifinal against Ian Nepomniachtchi and also earn him a place in the Legends of Chess tournament next month. The ot...
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