Scouting report: Yan Liu (GM, CHN)

813 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (718 classical, 64 rapid, 37 blitz): 30% wins, 53% draws, 17% losses. FIDE rating 2486 standard, 2460 rapid, 2427 blitz. 349 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.05 blunders per game.

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Yan Liu

GM

Chinaborn 2000FIDE ID 8608962

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2500
2600
2579 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2486
2460
2427
2579peak, Aug 2023
813games
244wins, 30%
431draws, 53%
138losses, 17%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.7% average
High resilience (56%): Dangerous even when losing
Very consistent (87%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as ♔ (68% in 115 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3 ♚ (only 45%)

Play against Liu's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 813 games

Openings

Based on player games

No clear weaknesses!

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 349 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.6%
Middlegame
95.1%
Endgame
96.0%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
23%
45 err
17%
34 err
16%
31 err
16%
31 err
15%
29 err
13%
26 err
Critical moment
Move 43 avg
13%
1-15
20%
16-25
13%
26-35
20%
36-45
33%
46+
33% of blunders occur after move 46. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
10
8
Few
Many
f6
10
f2
8
g5
7
d3
6
d7
6
f6/f2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#24
♛xf2?? vs Xu
Endgame · OTB · 2026
#78
f4?? vs Mardov
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#29
♝xf1?? vs Cieslak
Middlegame · OTB · 2025
#44
♜f2?? vs Lu
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#49
g4?? vs Xu
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#44
♚a3?? vs Wei
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Tamas, Christian-Arrydan(2362)

Kanizsa Open 2026 · 20 Aug 2026

½–½
Valiyev, Shahin(2356)

Kanizsa Open 2026 · 19 Aug 2026

½–½
Videki, Sandor(2338)

Kanizsa Open 2026 · 18 Aug 2026

1–0
Kurmangaliyeva, Liya(2361)

Kanizsa Open 2026 · 17 Aug 2026

0–1
Adharsh K(2287)

Kanizsa Open 2026 · 16 Aug 2026

1–0
Yilmaz, Baver(2289)

Kanizsa Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
813 games in scope
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409 games36%W54%D10%L
Move
1. ♞f3
1424w
43%48%
67%
1. d4
1343m
25%63%
56%
1. c4
1155w
43%49%
68%
1. e4
1812m
1761%22
47%

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