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Putnam, Liam
IM🇺🇸FIDE 30938279· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008
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Liam Putnam, a 18-year-old American International Master, is rated 2503 and ranked 3rd among American players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 158 rated games in the past year (≈70/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 8 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
2503
Standard
Rpd2300·Blz2442
All-time high
2503
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
115
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
141 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · American players under 18 · of 479
Career timeline
21 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2462 → 2503
Tournaments
16
132 games
Score
87/ 13265.9%
72W44D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2531 | +5.9 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #27 | 2422 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #42 | 2590 | +10.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2641 | +19.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 2165 | -12.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/9 | #2 | 2650 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 2402 | -5.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2389 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #94 | 2286 | -21.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2602 | +13.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNico ChasinGM
🇺🇸USA·2490
+6 −7 =0
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsTanitoluwa AdewumiIM
🇺🇸USA·2471
+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
/
United States of America
#37
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#71
in continent
World
#559
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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