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Liang, Hairan
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2620278· Male· Canada· Born in 2002
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Hairan Liang, a 24-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2170 and sitting in the top 4% of Canadian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reykjavik Open 2026, 2026 February Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, and 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 58 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2251 was reached at age 16 (Oct 2018); he also reached Canadian #42 in Oct 2023.
Awarded CM in 2017 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #3, #3, #6 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2170
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2057
All-time high
2251
−81 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 16
Oct 2018 · age 16
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#69 · Canadian players · of 1,680
Career timeline
18 entries2023
Peak Canadian rank: #42
at age 21 · rated 2244
Oct 2023
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 2244 → returned at 2228
Sep 2023
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2019
3rd Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2251
Jan 2019
2018
3rd Canadian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2251
Oct 2018
All-time peak 2251
at age 16 · −81 from today
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-74
2244 → 2170
Tournaments
7
27 games
Score
15/ 2755.6%
12W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlice ChovanecWCM1,866·109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship·R3·-16.8
3.[L]vsZhihan (samuel) XuCM2,006·109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship·R7·-14.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #84 | 2247 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #19 | 2068 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #51 | 1928 | -47.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 1876 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #13 | 2103 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 1997 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #9 | 2004 | -15.8 |
Worst Elo result: 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship (-47.8 Elo, finished #51).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2410
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsJason Cai
🇨🇦CAN·2187
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsBenjamin Lin
🇨🇦CAN·1907
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsMark PlotkinIM
🇨🇦CAN·2360
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsEugene HuaFM
🇨🇦CAN·2241
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2018
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Rankings
/
Canada
#69
out of 1,859 players
Americas
#1,064
in continent
World
#9,892
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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