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GM Zhang Pengxiang

Full name

Pengxiang Zhang

Born

1/1/1980 (age 45)‎

Place of birth

Federation

China

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (12 games)

Scotch Game: Classical Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Prins Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (7 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (6 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (13 games)

Slav Defense: Modern Line (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Godiva Variation (12 games)

French Defense: Tarrasch, Guimard, Main Line (9 games)

Slav Defense (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Zhang Pengxiang (2871) Stanislav Kovalevsky (2497)	1-0	50	2025
Zhang Pengxiang (2863) Patryk Chylewski (2648)	0-1	65	2025
Zhang Pengxiang (2853) Joshua Christie (2607)	½-½	52	2025
Zhang Pengxiang (2579) Zeng Chongsheng (2499)	½-½	48	2022
Zhang Pengxiang (2567) Maxim Matlakov (2684)	0-1	41	2016
Zhang Pengxiang (2570) Ni Hua (2704)	1-0	61	2015
Zhang Pengxiang (2570) Bai Jinshi (2518)	0-1	44	2015
Zhang Pengxiang (2570) Wei Yi (2706)	½-½	28	2015
Zhang Pengxiang (2570) Zhao Jun (2621)	½-½	30	2015
Zhang Pengxiang (2570) Vladimir Malakhov (2706)	½-½	31	2015

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