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Liu, Jason
FM🇮🇪FIDE 2514656· Male· Ireland· Born in 2009
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Jason Liu, a 17-year-old Irish FIDE Master, is rated 2252 — just 16 short of his peak of 2268 (Nov 2025, age 16) and ranked 19th among Irish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +188 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Malahide Millennium Tournament - Senior, The National Club championship 2026, and ChessMates XIII. Also played 6 rapid (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Rapid Open 2026) and 5 blitz events (including The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Blitz Open 2026) recently. He reached Irish #13 in Nov 2025.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16) and CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2252
Standard
Rpd2215·Blz2197
All-time high
2268
−16 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 16
Nov 2025 · age 16
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Irish players · of 939
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Mar 2026
2nd Irish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2257
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Dec 2025
Peak Irish rank: #13
at age 16 · rated 2268
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2268
at age 16 · −16 from today
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+127
2125 → 2252
Tournaments
16
82 games
Score
52/ 8263.4%
35W34D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #15 | 1965 | -72.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | — | +7.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #28 | — | -7.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | — | +18.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #26 | 2166 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2357 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #17 | 2238 | +27.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #52 | — | +5.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2.5/9 | #10 | 2078 | -86.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #54 | — | +10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKavin VenkatesanFM
🇮🇪IRL·2297
+0 −10 =11
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAndrey A. IvanovCM
🇮🇪IRL·2079
+4 −2 =14
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsShane MelaughFM
🇮🇪IRL·2223
+4 −10 =2
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOisin O`cuilleanain
🇮🇪IRL·2206
+5 −8 =3
16 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJacob FlynnCM
🇮🇪IRL·2263
+4 −7 =4
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Ireland
#19
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#3,926
in continent
World
#5,760
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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