Chess: Hou Yifan, No 1 woman and a professor at 26, makes uneven return

The all-time No 2 was honoured by Shenzhen university, but a disconnection and a mouse slip marred her return to global chessChina’s Hou Yifan, the all-time No 2 woman player and currently ranked world No 1, last week became a professor at Shenzhen university, aged 26 and the youngest in that institution’s history to be so honoured. It was a pinnacle which contrasted with her accident-prone chess comeback this month, where her success or failure in a top event was still in the balance on Friday.An internet disconnection and a mouse slip damaged Hou’s chances in the Fide Chess.com women’s online speed championship, the strongest ever all-female internet event, and leaves her with no margin for error in the final rounds on Friday and Saturday. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/17/chess-hou-yifan-no-1-woman-and-a-professor-at-26-makes-uneven-return #chess #sport