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Michael Lee
Full name
Michael Lee
Born
1993 (age 33)‎
Place of birth
Federation
United States
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2316
Classical
2331
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
English Opening: Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto Line (4 games)
English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical, Botvinnik System (4 games)
English Opening: Reversed Sicilian, Closed (4 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (3 games)
English Opening: Great Snake Variation (3 games)
Black Pieces
Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (6 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal, Fianchetto, Karlsbad, Panno Variation (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (3 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (3 games)
Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line (3 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Tomas Sosa (2544)
Michael Lee
1-0 58 2026
Michael Lee (2319)
Vidip Kona (2053)
1-0 54 2025
Josiah Stearman (2477)
Michael Lee (2319)
1-0 33 2025
Vladimir Belous (2495)
Michael Lee (2319)
1-0 57 2025
Michael Lee (2338)
Bryan Enming Lin (2155)
½-½ 40 2024
Eugene Perelshteyn (2507)
Michael Lee (2338)
1-0 67 2024
Tanguy Ringoir (2523)
Michael Lee (2338)
1-0 75 2024
Fidel Corrales Jimenez (2564)
Michael Lee (2338)
1-0 74 2024
Michael Lee (2408)
Sergei Azarov (2574)
0-1 41 2018
Michael Lee (2408)
Sergei Azarov (2574)
0-1 41 2018
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