Hou Yifan from China wins Women World Chess Championship

The 22-year-old Chinese chess star Hou Yifan on Monday has been crowned the new world champion after winning the Women World Chess Championship final match, held in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv.

3月14日，在乌克兰西部城市利沃夫举行的世界女子国际象棋冠军赛中，22岁的中国队员侯逸凡封后。

In Game 9, which was staged at the Potostky Palace, Hou defeated reigning world champion Maria Muzychuk from Ukraine, earning 1 point to surpass the winning margin of 5.5 points and end the 10-game match before the schedule.

比赛在波托茨基宫进行，在第9局比赛中，侯逸凡击败现役女子世界冠军玛利亚.穆兹丘克，赢得一分，在这场10局比赛中先超过了5.5分，提前一局夺冠。

Speaking during the press conference after the match, Hou said she was very happy to return her world champion title, pointing that she is not going to rest on our laurels and already draws plans for the future.

在赛后的新闻发布会上，侯逸凡表示，重登棋后宝座，她感到非常开心，并指出她不会固步自封，未来已经有了规划。

"After this match, like in 10 days, I will have a qualifying tournament in Norway. This is the qualifying for the Stavanger tournament to be held in April. And also this summer I supposed to graduate from the University and I also need to prepare for my graduation paper. Besides, I am also hoping to participate in some other chess events coming this year," Hou said.

她说，“这场比赛后，预计10天内我将参加挪威的一个资格赛。这是斯塔万格锦标赛的预选赛，将在四月举行。而且今天夏天我大学毕业，我还要准备我的毕业论文。此外，我还希望能参加今年一些其他的国际性象棋比赛。”

For her part, Muzychuk, who looked frustrated after the match, thanked her team for the assistance and pledged to intensify the efforts in preparations for future tournaments.

而对手穆兹丘克在赛后则看起来有些沮丧，感谢她的团队的协助，并保证再接再励，准备后续的一些比赛。

The FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship final match for golden chess crown kicked off on March 2.

国际棋联世界女子冠军赛的决赛于3月2日拉开序幕。

The sides have played the tournament mainly slowly and cautiously, with Muzychuk turning to the offensive style of playing in several legs of the match. Hou did not give up a single game to her opponent, winning three rounds of the tournament and drawing six others.

双方在比赛中都很小心谨慎，穆兹丘克在比赛中使用了进攻性战术，侯逸凡丝毫不让，3胜6和完胜对手。

The victory in the match has cemented Hou’s position as world number one female chess player in the FIDE ranking.

本次加冕棋后，巩固了侯逸凡在国际棋联排名中作为女子第一人的地位。

Hou, who was dubbed the "Genius Girl" as she became a grandmaster at 14, is the youngest ever World Chess Champion in history

侯逸凡在14岁时就成了为象棋特级大师，被称为“天才少女”。她是有史以来最年轻的国际象棋世界冠军。

She was the Women’s World Chess Champion in 2010-2012 and in 2013-2015 and a winner of the FIDE Grand Prix.

她获得了2010-2012年、2013-2015年的女子象棋世界冠军，也是国际棋联大奖赛的冠军。

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