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ID: 8661138

Yichen Yao

FIDE ratings

1,768Classical
1,696Rapid
1,718Blitz

Performance

27 games
33% Win
41% Draw
26% Loss

Yichen Yao's playing style

Overall score:54%9W 11D 7L over 27 games
Steady recent form:60%8W 8D 4L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:41%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld has the largest White sample, with 1 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld
100%
1g
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian has the largest Black sample, with 5 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian
80%
20%
5g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Anglo-Grünfeld Variation
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
1g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
100%
1g

Repertoire

12 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

12 games in this line · White to move

Results for Yao, Yichen as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
83%
17%
Move
11 · 92%
91%
9%
1 · 8%
100%

Game History

(27 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 23, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMLv, Ruiqi(2017)
L—
Feb 23, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMLv, Ruiqi
L—
Feb 23, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMLv, Ruiqi(2017)
L—
Feb 23, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
CMLv, Ruiqi(2017)
L—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Li, Changhong
D—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Li, Yucheng(LN)(1817)
W—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Xu, Shuze(1642)
W—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Wei, Yuren(1667)
D—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Li, Changhong(1629)
D—
Feb 21, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Li, Yucheng(LN)(1817)
W—

Research Yichen Yao’s games and opening repertoire

Yichen Yao is rated 1768 in standard, 1696 in rapid, 1718 in blitz by FIDE. Yichen Yao plays for China.

Yichen Yao has FIDE ID 8661138.

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