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Liang, Awonder

Liang, Awonder

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2056437· Male· United States of America· Born in 2003

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Awonder Liang, a 23-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2696 — just 23 short of his peak of 2719 (Feb 2026, age 23) and ranked 7th among American players, and 34th worldwide. He has held steady between 2700 and 2725 for 9 months. 100 rated games in the past year (≈87/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 President's Cup - National College Chess Championship, The American Cup 2026 - Open Champions Bracket, and Battle of Minds - Classic. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) and 4 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Open Playoffs) recently. He reached World #24 in Feb 2026 and has been in the world top 100 for 35 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2017 (age 14), IM in 2016 (age 13), and FM in 2011 (age 8). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U16, U14, U12 and U10, World #7 in U20, World #4 in U18 and World #2 in U8.

Current rating

2696

Standard

Rpd2522·Blz2580

All-time high

2719

−23 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 23

Activity

87

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

102 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#7

#7 · American players · of 5,026
World top 100 since Jun 2024

Career timeline

28 entries
2026
35 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 25 months · since Apr 2023
Jun 2026
Peak World rank: #24
at age 23 · rated 2719
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2719
at age 23 · −15 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2700
at age 22
Oct 2025
Peak American rank: #7
at age 22 · rated 2696
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2650
at age 21
Aug 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Charlotte Open - Championship
perf 3021 (+302) · 5/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Fabiano CaruanaGM 2,795
The American Cup 2026 - Open Champions Bracket · Mar 2026 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
+3
2693 → 2696
Tournaments
16
114 games
Score
72.5/ 11463.6%
51W52D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJorden Van ForeestGM2,697·Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025·R3·+5.0
2.[W]vsRay RobsonGM2,664·2025 US Championship·R10·+4.5
3.[W]vsNikolas TheodorouGM2,646·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R10·+4.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFrancesco BettalliIM2,358·CIS 2026 - Serie Master·R2·-8.7
2.[L]vsPaulius PultineviciusGM2,562·CIS 2026 - Serie Master·R6·-6.8
3.[L]vsDariusz SwierczGM2,577·2025 US Championship·R7·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20266.5/7#82883+8.5
CIS 2026 - Serie Master
Team
Apr 20266/9#82510-16.0
2026 President's Cup - National College Chess Championship
Team
Mar 20262/3#32739+1.2
The American Cup 2026 - Open Champions Bracket
Knockout
Mar 20262/4SF2762+2.6
Battle of Minds - Classic
Match
Feb 20262/4drew2635-4.8
2026 Charlotte Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/5#23021+4.9
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#352715+0.7
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20257.5/9#22735+4.6
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20254.5/6R322792+6.6
2025 US Championship
Round-Robin
Oct 20255/11#82650-9.2
Worst Elo result: CIS 2026 - Serie Master (-16.0 Elo, finished #8).

Most-Played Opponents

vsHans Moke NiemannGM
🇺🇸USA·2742
+3 −4 =12
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAkshat ChandraGM
🇺🇸USA·2463
+2 −4 =9
15 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsRuifeng LiGM
🇺🇸USA·2535
+4 −4 =7
15 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsJeffery XiongGM
🇺🇸USA·2656
+0 −8 =6
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2724
+3 −1 =7
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings

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United States of America
#7
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7
in continent
World
#34
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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1
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3
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4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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72,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
72,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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