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Liu, Eric
IM🇺🇸FIDE 30960240· Male· United States of America· Born in 2009
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Eric Liu, a 17-year-old American International Master, is rated 2442 — his current career high and ranked 6th among American players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +98 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈81/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section, 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master, and 35th Annual North American Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He reached American #64 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 15), FM in 2023 (age 14), and CM in 2022 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #50 in U18, World #36 in U16, World #23 in U14, World #40 in U12 and #46 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2442
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2428
All-time high
2442
at best
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
102
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · American players under 18 · of 476
Career timeline
23 entries2026
50th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2442
Jun 2026
Peak American rank: #64
at age 17 · rated 2442
May 2026
All-time peak 2442
at age 17
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2400
at age 16
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+89
2353 → 2442
Tournaments
9
78 games
Score
54.5/ 7869.9%
41W27D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 2501 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2654 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2517 | +16.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #28 | 2350 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 2344 | -4.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2143 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #7 | 2380 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #10 | 2509 | +41.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/8 | #34 | 2364 | +8.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmilio CordovaGM
🇵🇪PER·2491
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJianchao ZhouGM
🇺🇸USA·2605
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBrian Escalante RamirezGM
🇵🇪PER·2449
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsEugene YanaytFM
🇺🇸USA·2125
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsRyan AmburgyFM
🇺🇸USA·2335
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#64
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#134
in continent
World
#1,110
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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