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GM Larry Christiansen

Larry Christiansen

Christiansen in 1982. Photo: Hans van Dijk/Dutch National Archives.

Full name

Larry Christiansen

Born

Jun 27, 1956 (age 68)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto Line (18 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System (16 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (10 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Queen's Knight Variation (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (10 games)

Black Pieces

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (15 games)

Modern Defense with 1.e4 (14 games)

Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation (14 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (12 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Larry Christiansen (2579) Igor Novikov (2509)	½-½	45	2024
Larry Christiansen (2579) Gregory Kaidanov (2548)	½-½	40	2024
Larry Christiansen (2579) Julio Becerra Rivero (2419)	½-½	45	2024
Larry Christiansen (2579) Douglas Root (2463)	½-½	30	2024
Larry Christiansen (2577) Maxim Dlugy (2513)	1-0	53	2022
Larry Christiansen (2577) Maxim Dlugy (2513)	1-0	54	2022
Larry Christiansen (2577) Alexander Shabalov (2510)	0-1	63	2022
Larry Christiansen (2577) Alexander Shabalov (2510)	0-1	58	2022
Larry Christiansen (2577) Gregory Kaidanov (2548)	½-½	42	2022
Larry Christiansen (2577) Nick de Firmian (2496)	½-½	32	2022

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