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Tran, Liam Nam
🇮🇸FIDE 2324113· Male· Iceland· Born in 2014
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Liam Nam Tran, a 12-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1492 — just 4 short of his peak of 1496 (Apr 2026, age 12). He is rising rapidly, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 4th league Rounds 5-7, Fridrikssyrpa III 2026, and Fridrikssyrpa II. Also played 5 rapid (including Islandsmot barna og unglingasveita Opinn flokkur) and 2 blitz events (including Hradskakmot TR 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8 and #3 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1492
Standard
Rpd1478·Blz1426
All-time high
1496
−4 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 12
Apr 2026 · age 12
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#188,817
#188,817 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
8th Icelandic U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1496
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1496
at age 12 · −4 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+409 Elo)
1003 → 1412
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 10
Mar 2024
3rd Icelandic U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1003
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
17/ 3548.6%
21W0D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 1808 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #8 | 2331 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/1 | #23 | 2540 | -7.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #17 | 1325 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #9 | 1479 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGunnar Thor Thorhallsson
🇮🇸ISL·1499
+7 −3 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAnh Hai Tran
🇮🇸ISL·1783
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTheodor Eiriksson
🇮🇸ISL·1845
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDagur Sverrisson
🇮🇸ISL·1608
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHalldora Jonsdottir
🇮🇸ISL·1544
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Iceland
#419
out of 643 players
Europe
#118,437
in continent
World
#188,748
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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