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Liu, Zachary Hankun
CM🇨🇦FIDE 2640287· Male· Canada· Born in 2012
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Zachary Hankun Liu, a 14-year-old Canadian Candidate Master, is rated 2156 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of Canadian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U15 Absoluto, 2026 Canadian Closed, and 2026 BC Open Fide Classical Open. Also played 1 rapid (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Rapido - U 14 Absoluto) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Canadian Zonal Blitz) recently. He reached Canadian #85 in Dec 2024.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #40 in U12, World #15 in U10 and #2 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2156
Standard
Rpd1983·Blz1956
All-time high
2156
at best
Jun 2026 · age 14
Jun 2026 · age 14
Activity
82
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#79 · Canadian players · of 1,718
Career timeline
17 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 14
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 14
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2156
at age 14
Jun 2026
2nd Canadian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2100
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 14
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 13
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+89
2067 → 2156
Tournaments
11
77 games
Score
49.5/ 7764.3%
35W29D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2236 | +49.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2110 | +31.5 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2119 | +24.5 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #24 | 1993 | -49.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2336 | +54.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #81 | 2089 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #38 | 1462 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #4 | 2038 | +41.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2020 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #28 | 1942 | -54.8 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#79
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,161
in continent
World
#10,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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