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Katz, Lyam

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

104

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

154 past 12 mo · ≈13/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#101,148

#101,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
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

Best result
2026 Ontario Open U2200
perf 1791 (+66) · 2.5/7 · #32
Top opponent
2026 ACC Seeing Shadows · Jan 2026 · +8.3 Elo
Evolution
+44
16811725
Tournaments
30
153 games
Score
81/ 15352.9%
62W38D53L

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20262.5/7#321791+13.8
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/4#131749+5.4
Swiss
Mar 20263/7#141736+6.0
Open Swiss
Mar 20262/6#431728-3.6
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/4#191751-0.4
Swiss
Feb 20263/4#181948+10.4
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#302564-11.0
Swiss
Jan 20262/3#92021+4.8
Swiss
Jan 20260.5/2#61828-4.8
Swiss
Jan 20260.5/4#331569-31.0
Worst Elo result: 2026 ACC Seeing Shadows (-31.0 Elo, finished #33).

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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

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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12037🇨🇦Katz, Lyam1,725
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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101146🇨🇦Katz, Lyam1,725