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Liang, Yu-Cheng
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30958121· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008
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Yu-Cheng Liang, a 18-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2193 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +87 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Fall CCC IM Norm Invitational (36) - D and 12th Annual Washington International - Championship. His peak of 2252 was reached at age 15 (Jun 2023).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #27, #21, #15 and #77 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2193
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2252
−59 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 15
Jun 2023 · age 15
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#521 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
16 entries2026
27th American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2193
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Feb 2024
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Aug 2023
21st American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2252
Jun 2023
All-time peak 2252
at age 15 · −59 from today
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+87
2106 → 2193
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
3W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2253 | +47.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #64 | 2193 | +39.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#310
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#938
in continent
World
#8,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
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World
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