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IM Hou Qiang

Full name

Qiang Hou

Born

Jan 1, 1984 (age 39)‎

Place of birth

Federation

China

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern, Polugaevsky Variation (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Old Line (4 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Chigorin Defense (3 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (9 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal, Fianchetto, Karlsbad, Panno Variation (4 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (4 games)

King's Indian Defense: Averbakh, Modern Defense (2 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Worrall, Castling, Schlechter Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Hou Qiang (2339) Zoltan Sarosi (2272)	1-0	40	2012
Hou Qiang (2345) Erik Kislik (2361)	1-0	31	2012
Hou Qiang (2345) Richard Keresztes (2254)	1-0	43	2012
Hou Qiang (2345) Alexander Battey (2313)	1-0	49	2012
Hou Qiang (2289) Gyula Meszaros (2259)	1-0	33	2012
Hou Qiang (2311) Zoltan Hajnal (2384)	1-0	48	2012
Hou Qiang (2311) Pal Kiss (2356)	1-0	34	2012
Hou Qiang (2289) Erik Kislik (2413)	1-0	31	2012
Hou Qiang (2311) Dr Tamas Erdelyi (2146)	1-0	64	2012
Hou Qiang (2289) Alexander Battey (2362)	1-0	38	2012

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Live Chess Ratings

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