Liu Yan (chess player)

Liu Yan (Chinese: 刘言; born March 29, 2000) is a Chinese chess grandmaster.

Liu Yan
CountryChina
Born (2000-03-29) March 29, 2000
Chongqing, China
TitleGrandmaster (2018)[1]
FIDE rating2579 (October 2023)
Peak rating2579 (August 2023)

Chess career

In 2014, Liu won the Under-14 World Youth Chess Championship held in Durban, South Africa.

In August 2020, Liu played for China in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 alongside Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi, Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, and Zhu Jiner.[2]

In July 2023, Liu finished tied for first in the Orillas de Mar International Open tournament with Abhijeet Gupta, Bu Xiangzhi, Dragoș Cereș, and Xiao Tong. He ultimately finished as runner-up to Gupta after tiebreaks.[3] He then finished third in the 56th Biel Master Open tournament, behind Bu Xiangzhi and Aryan Chopra.[4][5]

References

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