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Humpy still rolling!

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Hou can rap things up today or whenever the third game is.

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Game 3 drawn. Ruan must win game 4 to stay alive!

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And she does it!! on to tiebreaks.

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Hou Yifan wins it all, making her the youngest champion ever. Crazy man, I'm amazed at the ability of the best of the best again.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/25/world/asia/25chess.html

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Her first name is Hou? I thought it was Yifan.

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Originally posted by ketchuplover
Her first name is Hou? I thought it was Yifan.
You are correct, and so am I 🙂 Hou is the family name, which in Chinese comes first, but in English comes second. Thus endless confusion...

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Originally posted by ketchuplover
Her first name is Hou? I thought it was Yifan.
hou is the family name.

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Originally posted by Exuma
You are correct, and so am I 🙂 Hou is the family name, which in Chinese comes first, but in English comes second. Thus endless confusion...
yeah, if people (westerners) would just consistently write asian family names first, there would be no problem. but it's completely random in english texts, and you'll never know for sure unless you actually know the names.