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GM Luca Shytaj

Luca Shytaj
Full name
Luca Shytaj
Born
1986 (age 40)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Italy
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2425
Classical
2384
Rapid
2372
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (8 games)
Giuoco Piano Game: Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (6 games)
Modern Defense: Standard Line (5 games)
Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation (4 games)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (4 games)
Black Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (13 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (9 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (7 games)
Sicilian Defense (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Kupreichik Variation (5 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Luca Shytaj (2449)
Gjoko Gigovski (2165)
½-½ 56 2025
Alessio Boraso (2219)
Luca Shytaj (2449)
1-0 36 2025
Miragha Aghayev (2419)
Luca Shytaj (2449)
1-0 64 2025
Andrea Amato (2268)
Luca Shytaj (2449)
½-½ 41 2025
Enzo Tripodi (2207)
Luca Shytaj (2449)
½-½ 38 2025
Jacopo Motola (2332)
Luca Shytaj (2449)
½-½ 42 2025
Luca Shytaj (2384)
Gaetano Signorelli (2135)
1-0 36 2023
Luca Shytaj (2384)
Pier Luigi Basso (2458)
½-½ 18 2023
Luca Shytaj (2384)
Hristos Banikas (2606)
½-½ 36 2023
Davide Podetti (2318)
Luca Shytaj (2384)
1-0 49 2023
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