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IM Wang Yu A

Full name

Yu A. Wang

Born

1/1/1982 (age 43)‎

Place of birth

Federation

China

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (18 games)

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (14 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (11 games)

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Knight Variation (9 games)

Black Pieces

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (17 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Chigorin, Panov System (10 games)

Petrov's Defense: Classical, Nimzowitsch Attack (8 games)

Scotch Game: Schmidt, Mieses Variation (7 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Wang Yu A (2233) Gu Xiaobing (2221)	½-½	36	2022
Wang Yu A (2294) Xiaoyi Ren (2267)	1-0	54	2021
Wang Yu A (2294) Gu Xiaobing (2263)	1-0	65	2021
Wang Yu A (2294) Kaiyu Ning (2327)	0-1	47	2021
Wang Yu A (2294) Zhai Mo (2366)	½-½	48	2021
Wang Yu A (2294) Tan Zhongyi (2510)	½-½	59	2021
Wang Yu A (2294) Gu Tianlu (2267)	½-½	22	2021
Wang Yu A (2275) Tan Zhongyi (2504)	1-0	38	2019
Wang Yu A (2275) Batkhuyag Munguntuul (2436)	1-0	48	2019
Wang Yu A (2293) Zirun Zhou (2124)	1-0	55	2019

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