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Schroeder, Liam
🇿🇦FIDE 14341867· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Liam Schroeder, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1657 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +138 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship), and Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Advanced).
At junior level, he reached #81, #19 and #9 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1657
Standard
Rpd1541·Blz1590
All-time high
1657
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#125,162
#125,162 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
81st South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1657
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 1657
at age 17
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+259 Elo)
1378 → 1637
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+138
1519 → 1657
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
12.5/ 2159.5%
12W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIzaiah Solomon1,546·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R6·-19.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 1826 | +137.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #63 | 2401 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #25 | 2539 | +9.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#667
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#4,927
in continent
World
#125,156
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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