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IM Riho Liiva

Riho Liiva
Full name
Riho Liiva
Born
1975 (age 51)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Estonia
Retired
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (11 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Prins Variation (5 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack (4 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (3 games)
French Defense: Exchange Variation (2 games)
Black Pieces
Queen's Pawn Opening: Zukertort Variation (6 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (6 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts, Bronstein Variation (4 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Exchange Variation (4 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav Defense, Accelerated Move-Order (3 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Riho Liiva (2456)
Chanda Sandipan (2535)
0-1 38 2018
Riho Liiva (2456)
David Paravyan (2629)
0-1 46 2018
Riho Liiva (2456)
Vlastimil Babula (2522)
½-½ 73 2018
Sampsa Nyysti (2299)
Riho Liiva (2456)
½-½ 21 2018
Rasmus Thogersen (2277)
Riho Liiva (2456)
0-1 42 2018
Orce Danchevski (2358)
Riho Liiva (2456)
1-0 71 2018
Andrew J Ledger (2353)
Riho Liiva (2456)
½-½ 31 2018
Riho Liiva (2454)
Anatoly Karpov (2619)
½-½ 28 2013
Riho Liiva (2451)
Olav Sepp (2434)
½-½ 22 2013
Riho Liiva (2454)
Toomas Valgmae (2226)
½-½ 35 2013
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