Women in Chess

for the first time ever,.......female player Yifan, HOU (from China)...has broken into the men's top 100 list. She is at #97 with GM rating of 2633.

@mlb62
Quite an achievement, Maia Chiburdanidze and Judit Polgár also at one
time made the top 100. Judit actually made it to Number 8.

@greenpawn34 said
@mlb62
Quite an achievement, Maia Chiburdanidze and Judit Polgár also at one
time made the top 100. Judit actually made it to Number 8.

@greenpawn34 said
@mlb62
Quite an achievement, Maia Chiburdanidze and Judit Polgár also at one
time made the top 100. Judit actually made it to Number 8.

@Very-Rusty

She is now 48 and retired a long time ago.
She runs a training school, Wes So attended there for a while.
She often forms part of commentary team and always points
out the low level tactics and insists they show them on the screen
which is how it should be. They must cater for the novice viewer.
I have her book of best games, I like and agree what Smyslov called here, 'Tal in a skirt..'

I checked up a bit more on Yifan, this is her 3rd time in the top 100.

@greenpawn34 said
@Very-Rusty

She is now 48 and retired a long time ago.
She runs a training school, Wes So attended there for a while.
She often forms part of commentary team and always points
out the low level tactics and insists they show them on the screen
which is how it should be. They must cater for the novice viewer.
I have her book of best games, I like and agree what Smys ...[text shortened]... d here, 'Tal in a skirt..'

I checked up a bit more on Yifan, this is her 3rd time in the top 100.

Polgar is involved with the Global Chess Festival which you can find yourself 🙂