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GM Xu Jun

Full name

Jun Xu

Born

1/1/1962 (age 62)‎

Place of birth

Federation

China

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Keres Defense (11 games)

King's Indian Defense: Bayonet, Sokolov Line (10 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (9 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (9 games)

English Opening: Four Knights, Quiet Line (8 games)

Black Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (12 games)

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (11 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Berlin Variation (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Classical Variation (9 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Xu Jun (2523) Zhang Zhong (2468)	½-½	42	2022
Xu Jun (2477) Nino Batsiashvili (2433)	1-0	51	2019
Xu Jun (2487) Lu Shanglei (2606)	0-1	38	2019
Xu Jun (2481) Zeyu Xiang (2432)	0-1	62	2019
Xu Jun (2477) Sanan Sjugirov (2667)	0-1	60	2019
Xu Jun (2477) Narayanan Sunilduth Lyna (2616)	0-1	55	2019
Xu Jun (2487) Bai Jinshi (2605)	½-½	44	2019
Xu Jun (2487) Xiongjian Peng (2451)	½-½	51	2019
Xu Jun (2487) Xu Yi (2546)	½-½	35	2019
Xu Jun (2487) Zhao Yuanhe (2437)	½-½	49	2019

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