Here are the top girls in the world according to FIDE. Which one will make the biggest impact in 2009? Will it be Yifan Hou or are there other dark horses?
| Rank | Name | Title | Country | Rating | Games | B-Year |
1 |
Hou, Yifan | wg | CHN | 2571 | 15 | 1994 |
| 2 | Muzychuk, Anna | m | SLO | 2540 | 36 | 1990 |
| 3 | Lahno, Kateryna | g | UKR | 2488 | 15 | 1989 |
| 4 | Harika, Dronavalli | m | IND | 2473 | 15 | 1991 |
| 5 | Shen, Yang | wg | CHN | 2448 | 10 | 1989 |
| 6 | Muzychuk, Mariya | m | UKR | 2427 | 23 | 1992 |
| 7 | Tairova, Elena | m | RUS | 2422 | 0 | 1991 |
| 8 | Gunina, Valentina | wf | RUS | 2400 | 17 | 1989 |
| 9 | Ju, Wenjun | CHN | 2392 | 5 | 1991 | |
| 10 | Tan, Zhongyi | CHN | 2390 | 15 | 1991 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Muzychuk and Lahno.
I hope Judit will be back
Does anybody know why Hou Yifan is still listed as WGM on the official Fide web site and not GM?
Go Harika!
I agree: It would be wonderful to see Judit on this list, but it is not easy to do a Benjamin Button and get young enough to be on the juniors list again.
I think Hou Yifan is still listed as WGM becouse FIDE is a mess!!!
Two hs, Hou and harika!!
The lady on the right.
I think Hou Yifan will shine. I also hope Harika and Tan Zongyi will do well. It will be great for chess if Yifan gets to 2600.
Who? Who? Who? Hou of course. And Humpy better pull up her socks!
Humpy is a women player now and does not qualify as a “girl”!