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Putnam, Liam

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FIDEFIDE 30938279· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008

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Liam Putnam, a 18-year-old American International Master, is rated 2497 — just 1 short of his peak of 2498 (Dec 2025, age 17) and ranked 4th among American players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 141 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and 2026 Saint Louis Masters. Also played 5 rapid (including Marshall Masters 58) and 9 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. He reached American #40 in May 2026.

Awarded IM in 2024 (age 16) and FM in 2019 (age 11). Earned GM norms at 2025 NYC Chess Norms Memorial Day Marshall Invitational GM A and SixDays Budapest November 2025 - GM-B. At junior level, he reached World #13 in U18, World #31 in U16, World #20 in U14, World #10 in U12 and World #18 in U10.

Current rating

2497

Standard

Rpd2300·Blz2442

All-time high

2498

−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 17

Activity

112

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

141 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · American players under 18 · of 476

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
Peak American rank: #40
at age 18 · rated 2497
May 2026
2025
13th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2498
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2498
at age 17 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
500 career games
at age 17
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 17
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 16
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026
perf 2650 (+165) · 8/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Abhimanyu MishraGM 2,629
2026 Saint Louis Masters · Feb 2026 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
+35
2462 → 2497
Tournaments
17
132 games
Score
92/ 13269.7%
69W46D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGleb DudinGM2,596·2026 Saint Louis Masters·R7·+6.5
2.[W]vsBenjamin BokGM2,592·2026 Saint Louis Masters·R3·+6.4
3.[W]vsHarsha BharathakotiGM2,538·2026 Saint Louis Masters·R6·+5.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#272422-5.2
X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/8#422590+10.3
2026 Saint Louis Masters
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#152641+19.5
2026 February Marshall Premier FIDE - Open
Open Swiss
Feb 20263/5#62165-12.5
51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20268/9#22650+18.4
109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/7#52402-5.5
2025 December Marshall Premier FIDE - Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#32389-4.2
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#942286-21.0
SixDays Budapest November 2025 - GM-B
Round-Robin
Nov 20257/9#22602+13.0
2025 Texas Norm Swiss
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/9#52504+5.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 U.S. Masters (-21.0 Elo, finished #94).

Most-Played Opponents

vsNico ChasinGM
🇺🇸USA·2485
+6 −7 =0
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsTanitoluwa AdewumiIM
🇺🇸USA·2473
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMichael RohdeGM
🇺🇸USA·2207
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAndrew TangGM
🇺🇸USA·2551
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMykola BortnykIM
🇺🇦UKR·2440
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings

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United States of America
#40
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#75
in continent
World
#600
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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40🇺🇸Putnam, Liam2,497
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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75🇺🇸Putnam, Liam2,497
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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7
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600🇺🇸Putnam, Liam2,497