Liu Yan (chess player)
{{short description|Chinese chess grandmaster (born 2000)}}
{{family name hatnote|Liu|lang=Chinese}}
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| country = China
| birth_date = {{Bda|2000|3|29}}
| birth_place = Chongqing, China
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| title = Grandmaster (2018){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main226321.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}
| peakrating = 2579 (August 2023)
| FideID = 8608962
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Liu Yan ({{zh|c=刘言}}; born March 29, 2000) is a Chinese chess grandmaster.
Chess career
In September 2014, Liu won the Under-14 section of the World Youth Chess Championship held in Durban, South Africa.{{cite web|url=https://chess-results.com/tnr144248.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=chn&turdet=yes&flag=30&wi=984&snr=5|title=World Youth Chess Championships 2014 u14 Boys - Liu Yan|date=September 29, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://chess-results.com/tnr144248.aspx?lan=1&art=4&fed=chn&turdet=yes&flag=30|title=World Youth Chess Championships 2014 u14 Boys|date=September 29, 2014}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/india-stun-china-to-qualify-for-chess-olympiad-quarters-6566814/|title=India stun China to qualify for Chess Olympiad quarters|date=August 23, 2020}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Abhijeet-Gupta-wins-Orillas-de-Mar-Open-2023|title=Abhijeet Gupta wins Orillas de Mar Open 2023|date=July 14, 2023|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}} He then finished third in the 56th Biel Master Open tournament, behind Bu Xiangzhi and Aryan Chopra.{{cite web|url=https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/56th-biel-chess-festival-2023|title=56th Biel Chess Festival 2023|date=July 26, 2023|first=Mark|last=Crowther}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/56th-Biel-International-Chess-Festival-2023-Day-13-report|title=Xiangzhi Bu triumphs at 56th Biel MTO 2023, Aryan Chopra second|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed|date=July 28, 2023}}
References
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Category:Chess players from Chongqing
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:World Youth Chess Champions
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Category:21st-century Chinese chess players
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