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IM Erick Zhao

Full name

Erick Zhao

Born

1/1/2008 (age 17)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Columbus Variation (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (2 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Adams' Attack (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (2 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Adams' Attack (1 games)

King's Indian Defense: Alekhine Anti-Grünfeld, Neo-Grünfeld Defense, Goglidze Attack (1 games)

Réti Opening: Queenside Fianchetto Variation (1 games)

English Opening (1 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Erick Zhao (2860) Pavel Skatchkov (2628)	1-0	26	2025
Erick Zhao (2858) Cristian-Stefan Serban (2594)	1-0	48	2025
Erick Zhao (2819) Jaime Santos Latasa (2950)	1-0	49	2025
Erick Zhao (2830) Samuel Shankland (3082)	0-1	57	2025
Erick Zhao (2801) Lala Huseynova (2378)	1-0	28	2025
Erick Zhao (2796) Jacob Templen Grave (2453)	1-0	24	2025
Erick Zhao (2653) Sanan Sjugirov (3016)	1-0	79	2024
Erick Zhao (2682) Jesus Alberto Molina Sumoza (2490)	1-0	21	2024
Erick Zhao (2681) Xin Hao Looi (2402)	1-0	37	2024
Erick Zhao (2653) Alexandr Kostiukov (2345)	1-0	52	2024

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