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GM

Hou, Yifan

#1 WomenCHN CHN·Born 1994

FIDE OTB · #8602980 · 2,660 Games

Classical25962,124 g
Rapid2529221 g
Blitz2521327 g

Play against Hou's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

2660

Wins

1156

Draws

850

Losses

654
43%32%25%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 91.5% average
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.b3 ♔ (82% in 11 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 766 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.4%
Middlegame
92.7%
Endgame
94.0%
Clutch Factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
93%
Equal
94%
Losing (−2)
89%
Problematic Pieces
21%
153 err
20%
141 err
17%
122 err
15%
110 err
14%
102 err
12%
85 err
Critical Moment
Move 42 avg
2%
1-15
12%
16-25
19%
26-35
29%
36-45
38%
46+
38% of blunders after move 46 — keep the tension until then.
Error Heatmap
20
20
25
20
22
24
20
Few
Many
e5
25 err
d3
24 err
e4
22 err
d5
20 err
e2
20 err
e5/d3 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

2,660 Games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite58.3%Losses
Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Deferred — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6
12 Games · last played 9 months agoPlay this line
asblack55.6%Losses
Sicilian: Rossolimo — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
9 Games · Low sample · last played 8 months agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite62.5%Wins
Sicilian: Rossolimo — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5
24 Games · last played 8 months ago
aswhite55.0%Wins
French: Classical — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
60 Games · last played 7 months ago
asblack64.3%Wins
French: Winawer — 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
14 Games · last played 3 years ago
asblack52.5%Wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6
101 Games

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Qc7??vs ShuvalovaOTB · 2025
Nd6??vs ZhuOTB · 2025
Kc2??vs AssaubayevaOTB · 2025
Rxh6??vs ShuvalovaOTB · 2025
Bb2??vs YipOTB · 2025
Kd4??vs YipOTB · 2025
Nd3??vs XiaoOTB · 2025
Nxe5??vs BaiOTB · 2025
c4??vs BellahceneOTB · 2025
Re6??vs LagnoBlitz · 2025

Recent Games

Win
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WSCC 2026 · 27 Jul 2026

0-1
Draw
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½-½
Win
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WSCC 2026 · 13 Jul 2026

1-0
Loss
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1-0
Loss
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0-1
Loss
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1-0

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
1338 Games
48%30%22%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
1203
63%
1.c4
44
69%
1.d4Strong
38
74%
1.Nf3
34
59%
1.b3Strong
11
82%
1.g3
4
38%
1.b4
2
50%
1.g4Weak
1
0%
1.f4Weak
1
0%

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