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IM Michael Lee

Full name

Michael Lee

Born

1/1/1993 (age 32)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto Line (4 games)

English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical, Botvinnik System (4 games)

English Opening: Reversed Sicilian, Closed (4 games)

English Opening: King's English Variation (3 games)

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (3 games)

Black Pieces

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (6 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal, Fianchetto, Karlsbad, Panno Variation (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (3 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (3 games)

Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line (3 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Michael Lee (2338) Bryan Enming Lin (2155)	½-½	40	2024
Michael Lee (2408) Sergei Azarov (2574)	0-1	41	2018
Michael Lee (2408) Sergei Azarov (2574)	0-1	41	2018
Michael Lee (2401) Ruifeng Li (2587)	0-1	48	2018
Michael Lee (2401) Cemil Can Ali Marandi (2521)	½-½	19	2018
Michael Lee (2408) Evan Park (2003)	1-0	41	2018
Michael Lee (2408) Andrew Titus (2185)	1-0	31	2018
Michael Lee (2435) Kevin Wang (2371)	½-½	35	2017
Michael Lee (2435) Tanguy Ringoir (2538)	0-1	34	2017
Michael Lee (2435) Alonso Zapata (2424)	0-1	42	2017

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