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FM Alex Yam

Alex Yam
Full name
Alex Yam
Born
1985 (age 41)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Canada
Retired
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White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (4 games)
French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Petrosian Variation (2 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (2 games)
Vienna Game: Main Line (1 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (1 games)
Black Pieces
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (2 games)
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (2 games)
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation with 7...O-O (1 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Alex Yam (2306)
Bob Kiviaho (2163)
1-0 51 2015
Alex Yam (2306)
Michael Dougherty (2123)
1-0 32 2015
Alex Yam (2306)
David Filipovich (2044)
1-0 22 2015
Alex Yam (2306)
Dale R Haessel (2180)
0-1 25 2015
Alex Yam (2306)
Tomas Krnan (2428)
0-1 23 2015
Joshua Doknjas (1998)
Alex Yam (2306)
0-1 59 2015
Nicholas Vettese (2181)
Alex Yam (2306)
0-1 23 2015
Bator Sambuev (2532)
Alex Yam (2306)
1-0 25 2015
Richard Wang (2361)
Alex Yam (2306)
1-0 37 2015
Alex Yam (2299)
Irina Krush (2484)
1-0 49 2014
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