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Liu, Amy
🇿🇦FIDE 14363216· Female· South Africa· Born in 2012
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Amy Liu, a 14-year-old South African player, is rated 1653 — her current career high. She is climbing fast, having gained +185 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Girls), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Girls), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Girls Championship).
At junior level, she reached #27 and #16 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1653
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1653
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#126,592
#126,592 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
27th South African U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1653
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+185 Elo)
1468 → 1653
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
May 2026
All-time peak 1653
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Nov 2025
2024
16th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1582
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+185
1468 → 1653
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
28/ 3677.8%
26W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8.5/7 | #1 | 2312 | +124.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #15 | 2237 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 6/2 | #4 | 2253 | +34.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #12 | 1886 | +45.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #20 | 2279 | -38.8 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#685
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#5,007
in continent
World
#126,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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