Player profile

Hou, Yifan(HLJ)

Standard: 2325 Rapid: 2105 Blitz: 2274 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 8619492 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: CHN Sex: M Birth Year: 2005 Age: 21
Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 123 Wins: 38 (31%) Draws: 55 (45%) Losses: 30 (24%)
Dossier

108 of 123 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.2%
Opened d4: 37/46Opened c4: 4/46Opened Nf3: 3/46Opened e4: 2/46
Castled kingside: 77Same-side castling: 76Did not castle: 6Castled queenside: 2Opposite-side castling: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 46Fianchettoed queenside: 25Played on the queenside: 24Played in the center: 23Played on the kingside: 22
Space advantage: 57Active pieces: 56Kept the bishop pair: 54Sacrificed material: 53Initiated exchanges: 47Backward pawn: 47Isolated pawn: 43Avoided exchanges: 19Missed tactics: 13Accepted short draws: 3
Openings

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As White 51 games 16W 26D 9L
Catalan Opening 11 games 2W 8D 1L
Open Defense 9 games 2W 6D 1L
(unspecified) 5 games 0W 5D 0L
Classical Line 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Closed 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
King's Indian Defense 10 games 1W 5D 4L
Fianchetto Variation 10 games 1W 5D 4L
(unspecified) 5 games 1W 3D 1L
Uhlmann-Szabo System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Larsen Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pterodactyl Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Fianchetto 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Indian Defense 7 games 2W 5D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 5 games 1W 4D 0L
(unspecified) 5 games 1W 4D 0L
Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dzindzi-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 4 games 2W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Orthodox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defensive System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Retreat Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Normal Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Traditional Variation, Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stonewall Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Poisoned Pawn Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Center Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 47 games 13W 17D 17L
Sicilian Defense 24 games 5W 8D 11L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 12 games 4W 3D 5L
Fianchetto Variation 7 games 2W 2D 3L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Variation, Gufeld Gambit 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Kan Variation 4 games 0W 2D 2L
Polugaevsky Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation 3 games 1W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Old Sicilian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stoltz Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 5 games 0W 4D 1L
Ragozin Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
English Opening 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Agincourt Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Defense Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mikenas-Carls Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Normal Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Ragozin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Noa Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Sicilian Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Colle System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.10.13 · 58... Qxc2 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Hou, Yifan(HLJ)
Droin, Augustin
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2026.10.13 · 47... Rd1+ (−41.4% win chance) 1-0
Hou, Yifan(HLJ)
Droin, Augustin
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? · 45. Qa1 (−41.1% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Jin, Ruijun
Hou, Yifan(HLJ)
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2026.10.13 · 49... Rd1+ (−40.7% win chance) 1-0
Hou, Yifan(HLJ)
Droin, Augustin
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Games Showing all 123 games
Date Event Round Color Opponent Result Accuracy % First moves