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ID: 20688059

Etienne Gao

FIDE ratings

2,241Classical
2,259Rapid

Performance

50 games
42% Win
32% Draw
26% Loss

Etienne Gao's playing style

Strong overall score:58%21W 16D 13L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:61%in 31 games
Steady recent form:53%6W 9D 5L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations
33%
67%
3g
Four Knights Game
100%
2g
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Closed has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Closed
50%
50%
4g
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, King's Knight Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Pawn Game: Barry Attack
100%
1g

Repertoire

31 games as white in scope
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Starting position

31 games in this line · White to move

Results for Gao, Etienne as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
42%
39%
19%
Move
31 · 100%
42%
39%
19%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 1, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMSchlosser, Philipp(2472)
L—
Jun 1, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMSchlosser, Philipp(2469)
L—
May 28, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMDardha, Daniel(2651)
L—
May 27, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMAbergel, Thal(2415)
L—
May 25, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMNegre, Emilie(2179)
D—
May 25, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMNegre, Emilie(2179)
D—
May 24, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMPostny, Evgeny(2525)
L—
May 23, 2025
OTB - LichessBroadcast
IMDefromont, Benjamin(2388)
D—
May 23, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMDefromont, Benjamin(2388)
D—
May 22, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMGatineau, Yovann(2374)
W—

Research Etienne Gao’s games and opening repertoire

FM Etienne Gao is rated 2241 in standard, 2259 in rapid by FIDE. Etienne Gao plays for France.

Etienne Gao has FIDE ID 20688059.

Check the official FIDE record for ratings and identity. It is not a complete archive of game moves.

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