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Lin Ma

Full name

Lin Ma

Born

1/1/2002 (age 23)‎

Place of birth

Federation

China

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (4 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (4 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense (3 games)

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted (3 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation (2 games)

Black Pieces

English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System (4 games)

Petrov's Defense (2 games)

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (2 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Lin Ma Leonardo Bonali (1998)	1-0	30	2023
Lin Ma (2191) Thibault Fantinel (2415)	0-1	44	2023
Lin Ma Spiridon Kolytas (1761)	0-1	49	2023
Lin Ma (2211) Rayan Romero Barkouk (1717)	1-0	45	2023
Lin Ma (2211) Bernardo Cesar Maestre (2399)	1-0	61	2023
Lin Ma Blazimir Kovacevic (2415)	1-0	41	2023
Lin Ma Grigorios Vardakas (2093)	1-0	34	2023
Lin Ma (2211) Chenxi Zhao (2410)	½-½	38	2023
Lin Ma Michail Karamichos (1903)	½-½	45	2023
Lin Ma Oleg Korneev (2473)	½-½	61	2023

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