Liu Yan
CountryChina
Born (2000-03-29) March 29, 2000
Chongqing, China
TitleGrandmaster (2018)[1]
FIDE rating2574 (January 2024)
Peak rating2579 (August 2023)

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

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

  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. "India stun China to qualify for Chess Olympiad quarters". August 23, 2020.
  3. Ahmed, Shahid (July 14, 2023). "Abhijeet Gupta wins Orillas de Mar Open 2023".
  4. Crowther, Mark (July 26, 2023). "56th Biel Chess Festival 2023".
  5. Ahmed, Shahid (July 28, 2023). "Xiangzhi Bu triumphs at 56th Biel MTO 2023, Aryan Chopra second".
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