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KL
Katz, Lyam
🇨🇦FIDE 2663180· Male· Canada· Born in 2004
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Lyam Katz, a 22-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1725. He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 162 rated games in the past year (≈109/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Springtime Chess Championship - Over 1800, 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900, and 2026 Chess4win February Markham Open O1900. Also played 10 rapid (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Hart House Summer Blitz) recently. His peak of 1776 was reached at age 21 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #37 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1725
Standard
Rpd1704·Blz1661
All-time high
1776
−51 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 21
Aug 2025 · age 21
Activity
104
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
154 past 12 mo · ≈13/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#101,148
#101,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1604 → 1753
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 21
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1776
at age 21 · −51 from today
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Jan 2025
2024
37th Canadian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1769
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+44
1681 → 1725
Tournaments
30
153 games
Score
81/ 15352.9%
62W38D53L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #32 | 1791 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #13 | 1749 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #14 | 1736 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/6 | #43 | 1728 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #19 | 1751 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #18 | 1948 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #30 | 2564 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 2021 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #6 | 1828 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/4 | #33 | 1569 | -31.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNihad Mammadov
🇨🇦CAN·1812
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJulian Pan
🇨🇦CAN·1832
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGyula Bordas
🇭🇺HUN·1768
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsWarren Feng
🇨🇦CAN·1807
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMerlin Nazareno
🇨🇦CAN·1866
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#877
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#12,037
in continent
World
#101,146
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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