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Born February 27, 1994 (age 30) • China
Awards And Honors International Grandmaster (2008)

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Hou Yifan.
Hou Yifan after winning the 2010 FIDE Women's World Chess Championship, held in Antioch, Tur., Dec. 24, 2010.
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