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GM Yan Liu

Yan Liu
Full name
Yan Liu
Born
2000 (age 26)‎
Place of birth
Federation
China
Profiles
#477
World Ranking
2516
Classical
2460
Rapid
2427
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense (15 games)
Réti Opening (11 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (9 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined (9 games)
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (9 games)
Black Pieces
Catalan Opening (24 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (11 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (9 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian, Hedgehog, Queen's Indian Formation (7 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Adams' Attack (6 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Yan Liu (2535)
Huifeng Fan (2169)
1-0 45 2026
Yan Liu (2527)
Dingzhou Cong (2213)
1-0 39 2026
Yan Liu (2527)
Li Shilong (2365)
1-0 32 2026
Yan Liu (2436)
Sun Fanghui (2202)
1-0 40 2026
Yan Liu (2436)
Rathanvel V S (2316)
1-0 64 2026
Yan Liu (2436)
Nikolas Theodorou (2600)
1-0 21 2026
Yan Liu (2516)
Lin Ma (2211)
1-0 32 2026
Yan Liu (2534)
Wang Hao (2687)
½-½ 40 2026
Yan Liu (2534)
Wang Yue (2623)
½-½ 30 2026
Yan Liu (2535)
Xu Yi (2468)
½-½ 40 2026
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