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GM Kjetil Aleksander Lie

Kjetil Aleksander Lie

Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

Full name

Kjetil A. Lie

Born

1/1/1980 (age 44)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Norway

Rating

Bio

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (16 games)

English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (15 games)

English Opening: King's English Variation (14 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (10 games)

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (8 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (26 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (14 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (11 games)

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (9 games)

Benoni Defense: Modern, Pawn Storm, Taimanov Variation (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2538) Tor Fredrik Kaasen (2387)	1-0	39	2019
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2538) Eivind Olav Risting (2314)	1-0	20	2019
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2538) Kjetil Stokke (2336)	1-0	55	2019
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2538) Jon Ludvig Hammer (2652)	0-1	56	2019
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2531) Berge Ostenstad (2448)	0-1	45	2019
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2538) Andreas Garberg Tryggestad (2351)	½-½	30	2019
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2538) Kristian Stuvik Holm (2456)	½-½	46	2019
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2538) Mads Vestby-Ellingsen (2335)	½-½	41	2019
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2538) Kristian Stuvik Holm (2469)	½-½	18	2019
Kjetil Aleksander Lie (2538) Aryan Tari (2620)	½-½	33	2019

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