Yifan(HLJ) Hou

ChinaFIDE ID 8619492

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FIDE ratings

Classical: 2,325
Rapid: 2,105
Blitz: 2,274

Results

50 games

36%

42%

22%

WinsDrawsLosses

Yifan(HLJ) Hou's playing style

Strong overall score:57%18W 21D 11L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:56%in 16 games
Strongest in classical:59%in 40 games
Steady recent form:50%6W 8D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:42%of games are draws

Openings

Wins, draws and losses, then the number of games

Openings as White

Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves below.

Openings as Black

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. Results describe the games found, not a prediction.

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Game history

50 games · updated 15h ago

Date	Source	Color	Opponent	Result	Time control	Event	Opening	Open game
Oct 16, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Black	Brander, Waylon1956	Win	Classical	FISU World Uni Classical	E15cQueen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line	—
Oct 15, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	White	Jiang, Qinyu2287	Draw	Classical	FISU World Uni Classical	D35Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation	—
Oct 14, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Black	Sukhbat Gendendorj1955	Draw	Classical	FISU World Uni Classical	A13English Opening: Agincourt Defense	—
Oct 14, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Black	IMKoelle, Tobias2504	Loss	Bullet (0+2)	FISU World Uni Blitz	D38Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense	—
Oct 14, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Black	IMLaohawirapap, Prin2376	Loss	Bullet (0+2)	FISU World Uni Blitz	B23gSicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional	—
Oct 14, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	White	FMFecker, Noah2352	Draw	Bullet (0+2)	FISU World Uni Blitz	A57cBenko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation	—
Oct 14, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Black	Yeoh, Yuan Hui1937	Win	Bullet (0+2)	FISU World Uni Blitz	D01dRichter-Veresov Attack	—
Oct 14, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	White	CMMahmood Shah, Mukhriez Shah2121	Win	Bullet (0+2)	FISU World Uni Blitz	E05aCatalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line	—
Oct 14, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	Black	Poh, Xuan Rui Ethan2234	Loss	Bullet (0+2)	FISU World Uni Blitz	B30gSicilian Defense: Portsmouth Gambit	—
Oct 14, 2026	OTB - Mark Crowther	White	IMHrbek, Stepan2458	Loss	Bullet (0+2)	FISU World Uni Blitz	E11fBogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation	—

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Yifan(HLJ) Hou is rated 2325 in standard, 2105 in rapid, 2274 in blitz by FIDE. Yifan(HLJ) Hou plays for China.

Yifan(HLJ) Hou has FIDE ID 8619492.

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