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WGM Lan Yao

Full name

Lan Yao

Born

1/1/2000 (age 25)‎

Place of birth

Federation

England

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (7 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Bogoljubov Variation (6 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation (6 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (6 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (5 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (7 games)

Catalan Opening (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (5 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (4 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Lan Yao (2370) Maritsa Tsirulnik (2082)	1-0	37	2024
Lan Yao (2370) Tijana Blagojevic (2218)	1-0	25	2024
Lan Yao (2296) Neil H Bradbury (2153)	1-0	24	2024
Lan Yao (2296) Timothe Razafindratsima (2457)	1-0	49	2024
Lan Yao (2296) Ilie Martinovici (2439)	1-0	41	2024
Lan Yao (2353) Sandra de Blecourt (2065)	1-0	34	2024
Lan Yao (2353) Elena Partac (2078)	1-0	44	2024
Lan Yao (2359) David Berczes (2413)	1-0	33	2024
Lan Yao (2370) Bozhena Piddubna (2005)	0-1	103	2024
Lan Yao (2370) Miruna-Daria Lehaci (2242)	0-1	30	2024

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