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GM Zhao Zong-Yuan

Full name

Zong-Yuan Zhao

Born

1/1/1986 (age 38)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Australia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (5 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (5 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (5 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (5 games)

Black Pieces

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (5 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (5 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (5 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2485) Doroy Allaney Jia G (1939)	1-0	79	2024
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2485) Qingfeng Cao (2038)	1-0	34	2024
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2478) Roy Mwadzura (2229)	1-0	74	2024
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2478) Endrit Uruci (2348)	1-0	37	2024
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2501) Kevin Bonham (1837)	1-0	29	2024
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2501) Yi Liu (2359)	1-0	28	2024
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2501) George Wendi Xie (2325)	1-0	33	2024
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2501) Ian Li (1701)	1-0	42	2024
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2501) Hughes, Lachlan	1-0	29	2024
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2501) Saskia Zikeli (2129)	1-0	25	2024

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