Player profile

Liu, Yan

Standard: 2485 Rapid: 2460 Blitz: 2427 (last updated 2026-10-02)
FIDE ID: 8608962 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: CHN Sex: M Birth Year: 2000 Age: 26
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 170 Wins: 46 (27%) Draws: 100 (59%) Losses: 24 (14%)
Dossier

166 of 170 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.8%
Opened c4: 41/62Opened Nf3: 9/62Opened d4: 9/62Opened e4: 3/62
Castled kingside: 98Same-side castling: 83Did not castle: 13Opposite-side castling: 9Castled queenside: 6
Fianchettoed kingside: 50Played on the queenside: 44Played in the center: 37Played on the kingside: 22Fianchettoed queenside: 12
Active pieces: 80Initiated exchanges: 75Backward pawn: 65Sacrificed material: 63Kept the bishop pair: 63Space advantage: 57Isolated pawn: 47Avoided exchanges: 25Missed tactics: 11Played gambits: 9
Openings

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As White 62 games 21W 35D 6L
English Opening 31 games 15W 12D 4L
King's English Variation 10 games 5W 4D 1L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line 4 games 3W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Agincourt Defense 8 games 4W 2D 2L
Catalan Defense Accepted 3 games 2W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Neo-Catalan Declined 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Bogoljubow Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 8 games 3W 4D 1L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Anti-Benoni Variation, Geller Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
King's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation, Nei Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defensive System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Great Snake Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Catalan Opening 10 games 2W 6D 2L
Open Defense 9 games 1W 6D 2L
Classical Line 8 games 1W 5D 2L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 8 games 2W 6D 0L
Ragozin Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Exchange Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Positional Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Semi-Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Defense 6 games 2W 4D 0L
Quiet Variation 5 games 2W 3D 0L
Schallopp Defense 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Pin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Immediate Fianchetto 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Tarrasch Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Chistyakov Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Retreat Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dubov Tarrasch 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 59 games 5W 41D 13L
Sicilian Defense 14 games 0W 11D 3L
Najdorf Variation 8 games 0W 6D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Opocensky Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
English Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Zagreb Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Moscow Variation 4 games 0W 3D 1L
(unspecified) 4 games 0W 3D 1L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smith-Morra Declined 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrov's Defense 10 games 0W 6D 4L
Modern Attack 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Center Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Nimzowitsch Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Millennium Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 8 games 2W 6D 0L
Ragozin Defense 6 games 1W 5D 0L
(unspecified) 5 games 1W 4D 0L
Alekhine Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Vienna Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Barmen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 7 games 0W 6D 1L
Normal Variation 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Ragozin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
St. Petersburg Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Romanishin-Psakhis Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 5 games 2W 3D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Indian Formation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Catalan Opening 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Open Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Retreat Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Four Knights Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Double Spanish 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 330

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.06.19 · 31... Qxa4 (−47.7% win chance) 1-0
Liu, Yan
Chigaev, Maksim
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2026.06.17 · 55... g5 (−45.7% win chance) 1-0
Liu, Yan
Niemann, Hans Moke
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2026.10.29 · 22... Re1+ (−45.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Liu, Yan
Gong, Sunle
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2024.12.28 · 70. Ra5 (−42.4% win chance) 0-1
De Silva, L M S T
Liu, Yan
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