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WGM Liu Shilan

Full name

Shilan Liu

Born

Jan 1, 1962 (age 61)‎

Place of birth

Federation

China

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (4 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical, Modern Variation (3 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (2 games)

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted (2 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (5 games)

Catalan Opening (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal, Main Line (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Boleslavsky Variation (2 games)

Indian Game: Tartakower Attack (1 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Liu Shilan (2255) Guo Qi (2413)	0-1	60	2017
Liu Shilan (2054) Galina Strutinskaya (2246)	½-½	24	2017
Liu Shilan (2234) Zhu Jin'er (2184)	½-½	30	2017
Liu Shilan (2234) Xing Hong (1990)	½-½	31	2017
Liu Shilan (2234) Xin Nie (2045)	0-1	79	2017
Liu Shilan (2234) Yili Wen (1723)	0-1	54	2017
Liu Shilan (2234) Shania Mae Mendoza (2019)	0-1	41	2017
Liu Shilan (2255) Zhang Xiaowen (2345)	0-1	73	2017
Liu Shilan (2234) Bayar Anu (2067)	1-0	34	2017
Liu Shilan (2249) Petra Schulz (2101)	1-0	58	2016

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