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IM Yian Liou

Full name

Yian Liou

Born

Jan 1, 1997 (age 26)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (6 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (5 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical Variation (4 games)

Black Pieces

Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon Variation (15 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (7 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (5 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Yian Liou (2412) Raymond Kaufman (2252)	1-0	42	2019
Yian Liou (2412) Balaji Daggupati (2257)	½-½	17	2019
Yian Liou (2412) Ashritha Eswaran (2227)	½-½	37	2019
Yian Liou (2412) Craig Jones (2138)	½-½	27	2019
Yian Liou (2412) Aleksandr Shimanov (2610)	0-1	60	2018
Yian Liou (2414) Daniel He (2178)	1-0	78	2017
Yian Liou (2414) Nick Raptis (2262)	1-0	50	2017
Yian Liou (2414) Grant Xu (2193)	0-1	61	2017
Yian Liou (2414) Alexander Heimann (2271)	0-1	47	2017
Yian Liou (2414) Vasif Durarbayli (2616)	0-1	55	2017

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