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IM Zhang Ziyang

Full name

Ziyang Zhang

Born

1/1/1988 (age 36)‎

Place of birth

Federation

China

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense (4 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (3 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation (3 games)

King's Indian Defense: Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld Variation (2 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal, Fianchetto, Karlsbad, Panno Variation (2 games)

Black Pieces

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (3 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Accelerated Meran Variation (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Rauzer Variation (3 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Burille Variation (2 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line, Reshevsky Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Zhang Ziyang (2414) Wen Yang (2547)	½-½	33	2011
Zhang Ziyang (2442) Zhao Jun (2580)	0-1	41	2011
Zhang Ziyang (2442) Ni Hua (2646)	0-1	37	2011
Zhang Ziyang (2442) Chao Li b (2646)	0-1	37	2011
Zhang Ziyang (2442) Wang Yue (2734)	0-1	36	2011
Zhang Ziyang (2442) Li Shilong (2520)	0-1	39	2011
Zhang Ziyang (2442) Bu Xiangzhi (2677)	0-1	37	2011
Zhang Ziyang (2414) Lu Shanglei (2517)	1-0	26	2011
Zhang Ziyang (2414) Levan Pantsulaia (2614)	0-1	32	2011
Zhang Ziyang (2422) Yu Shaoteng (2529)	0-1	43	2010

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