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IM Yian Liou

Yian Liou
Full name
Yian Liou
Born
1997 (age 29)‎
Place of birth
Federation
United States
Retired
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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
Le Quang Liem (2714)
Yian Liou (2412)
1-0 74 2019
Jordy Mont-Reynaud (2241)
Yian Liou (2412)
½-½ 42 2019
Nikhil Kumar (2281)
Yian Liou (2412)
½-½ 70 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
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