GM
Liu, Yan
CHN·Born 2000·FIDE #8608962·898 Games
CHN Classical2516809 Games
Rapid243656 Games
Blitz242739 Games
Statistics
898
Total
266
Wins
484
Draws
148
Losses
30%54%16%
Play Style
What you need to know before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.7% average
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 ♔ (68% in 131 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 43%)
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 349 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening96.6%
Middlegame95.1%
Endgame96.0%
Clutch Factor
Performance under pressure
Winning (+2 or more)95%
93 Games
Equal position96%
201 Games
Losing (-2 or more)90%
55 Games
Problematic Pieces
Which pieces cause most errors?
♖
23%
45 errors
♙
18%
34 errors
♔
16%
31 errors
♗
15%
30 errors
♕
14%
28 errors
♞
13%
26 errors
Critical Moment
When does the first serious error occur?
Move 43average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
36% of blunders occur between move 46+. Keep tension until that moment.
Error Heatmap
Where do most errors occur?
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Many
Few
Critical squares
f610 err
f27 err
g57 err
a56 err
d36 err
f6/f2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
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Openings
Based on player games
No clear weaknesses!
Critical Blunders
Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish
10 errors
▶
#49g4??
Endgame
vs Xu
Blitz·2025
▶
#29Bxf1??
Tactics
vs Cieslak
OTB·2025
▶
#78f4??
Endgame
vs Mardov
OTB·2025
▶
#44Rf2??
Endgame
vs Lu
OTB·2025
▶
#44Ka3??
Endgame
vs Wei
OTB·2025
▶
#31fxg6??
Tactics
vs Zhang
OTB·2025
▶
#70Ra5??
Endgame
vs De Silva
OTB·2024
▶
#46Qg4??
Endgame
vs Chen
OTB·2024
▶
#22Qxc4??
Tactics
vs Chen
OTB·2024
▶
#58Kd3??
Endgame
vs Abdilkhair
OTB·2024
Endgame Statistics
23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure
Repertoire
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36%53%11%
1.Nf3
66%152
1.d4
56%147
1.c4
68%131
1.e4
48%21