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GM Yu Shaoteng

Full name

Shaoteng Yu

Born

1/1/1979 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Federation

China

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (12 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (11 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský Variation (9 games)

Black Pieces

Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (13 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Morozevich Variation (8 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov, Modern Line (7 games)

English Opening: Nimzo-English Opening (7 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (6 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Yu Shaoteng (2462) Zaven Andriasian (2589)	1-0	57	2019
Yu Shaoteng (2462) Yanqing Yang (1918)	1-0	59	2019
Yu Shaoteng (2462) Alexander Motylev (2654)	0-1	32	2019
Yu Shaoteng (2462) Jiangnan Zhou (2287)	½-½	31	2019
Yu Shaoteng (2469) Ke Mu (2460)	1-0	49	2018
Yu Shaoteng (2469) Kai Gao (1815)	1-0	73	2018
Yu Shaoteng (2469) Liu Guanchu (2445)	0-1	27	2018
Yu Shaoteng (2479) Chu Wei Chao (2334)	1-0	39	2017
Yu Shaoteng (2473) Yifan Zuo (2115)	1-0	23	2017
Yu Shaoteng (2473) Zijian Wang (1795)	1-0	38	2017

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