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LK
Liau, Kelly
🇩🇪FIDE 16203658· Male· Germany· Born in 1986
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Kelly Liau, a 40-year-old German player, is rated 1805 — just 29 short of his peak of 1834 (Apr 2025, age 39). He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 B-Turnier, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 D, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale D. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 40 months (2016–2020).
Current rating
1805
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1834
−29 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 39
Apr 2025 · age 39
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#74,821
#74,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 39
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1834
at age 39 · −29 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 38
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1674 → 1824
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1773 → 1805
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
15/ 2462.5%
11W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1924 | +25.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #34 | 1753 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1896 | +15.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 1824 | +7.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,766
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#54,210
in continent
World
#74,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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