What is Yifan Hou's FIDE rating?

Yifan Hou's FIDE rating is 2596 standard, 2529 rapid, 2521 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Yifan Hou's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Yifan Hou played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 2,550 over-the-board games by Yifan Hou (2,030 classical, 217 rapid, 315 blitz), with 43% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Yifan Hou's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Yifan Hou?

Open Yifan Hou's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Yifan Hou's style, before facing them.

Yifan Hou

#1 WomenChinaborn 1994FIDE ID 8602980

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2628 · Sep 2023

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2596Classical

2529Rapid

2521Blitz

2686peak, Mar 2015

2,550games

1,094wins, 43%

816draws, 32%

640losses, 25%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2686 · Mar 2015

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 91.5% average

Solid conversion: 81%

Very consistent (87%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(63% in 1152 games)

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Based on

2,550 games

Based on 2,550 games

Openings

2,550 gamesBased on 2,550 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Deferred1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b5 a6 4.♝a4 d611 games, last played 10 months ago54.5%losses

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: Rossolimo1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝b522 games, last played 10 months ago59.1%wins

French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d221 games, last played 2 years ago57.1%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 766 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 766 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.4%

Middlegame

92.7%

Endgame

94.0%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

93%191g

EqualEqual position

94%149g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

88%160g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

24%

180 err

19%

142 err

17%

123 err

15%

111 err

14%

104 err

11%

82 err

Critical moment

Move 39 avg

1-15

13%

16-25

26%

26-35

33%

36-45

26%

46+

33% of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 36-45. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

211Errors mapped

e5 / e4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

2929 err

2323 err

2222 err

2121 err

e5/e4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#49

♛c7?? vs Shuvalova

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#32

♞d6?? vs Zhu

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#53

♚c2?? vs Assaubayeva

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#49

♜xh6?? vs Shuvalova

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#35

♚d4?? vs Yip

Endgame · OTB · 2025

#36

♝b2?? vs Yip

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

2,550 games

Lee, Alice(2421)

WSCC 2026 · 7 Aug 2026

0–1

Lee, Alice(2421)

WSCC 2026 · 7 Aug 2026

1–0

Assaubayeva, Bibisara(2538)

WSCC 2026 · 2 Aug 2026

1–0

Assaubayeva, Bibisara(2538)

WSCC 2026 · 2 Aug 2026

1–0

Muzychuk, Anna(2529)

WSCC 2026 · 27 Jul 2026

1–0

Muzychuk, Anna(2529)

WSCC 2026 · 27 Jul 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

524 endgames (55.3%) · force Rook vs Two Minors (23%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

55.3%

524 / 947

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Rook vs Two Minors: only 23% win rate (44 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

2,550 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

1,276 games48%W31%D21%L

1,276games in this linewon 48%, drew 31%, lost 21%

Move

1. e4

11526w

47%32%21%

63%

1. c4

421y

60%21%19%

70%

1. ♞f3

341y

47%24%29%

59%

1. d4

298m

62%1424%

69%

1. b3

113y

73%18%9

82%

1. g3

411y

75%25%

38%

1. b4

22y

50%50%

50%

1. g4

110y

100%

1. f4

1—

100%

Scouting report: Yifan Hou (GM, CHN)

Yifan Hou

Rating & statistics

Play style

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Openings

Weaknesses

Strengths

Deep analysis

Critical blunders

Recent games

Endgame statistics

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