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Liu, Josh

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FIDEFIDE 3242420· Male· Australia· Born in 2012

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Josh Liu, a 14-year-old Australian player, is rated 1901 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +178 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Challengers, 2026 Australian Junior Championship U14 Open, and 2026 Australian Reserves. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Norths Allegro) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Sydney International Open - Blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #15 and #14 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1901

Standard

Rpd1713·Blz1868

All-time high

1901

at best
May 2026 · age 14

Activity

47

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#47,868

#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
15th Australian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1901
May 2026
All-time peak 1901
at age 14
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 13
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Sydney International Open - Challengers
perf 1988 (+87) · 6/9 · #4
Top opponent
vs Edward Rust 1,962
2025 NSW Open · Jun 2025 · +29.1 Elo
Evolution
+109
1792 → 1901
Tournaments
8
52 games
Score
29/ 5255.8%
23W12D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEdward Rust1,962·2025 NSW Open·R7·+29.1
2.[W]vsPaul Broekhuyse1,903·2026 Australian Reserves·R3·+24.9
3.[W]vsIan Welch1,856·2025 NSW Open·R3·+23.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Sydney International Open - Challengers
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/9#41988+86.0
2026 Australian Junior Championship U14 Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/8#91887+8.0
2026 Australian Reserves
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/10#381828+30.4
2025 NSWCA October Weekender
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/7#351767-16.0
2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 4-7
Swiss
Sep 20251.5/4#271740-14.4
2025 Norths Purdy Major Rounds 1-3
Swiss
Sep 20252/3#91826+6.4
2025 Norths Winter Classic Major Rounds 5-9
Swiss
Jul 20251.5/2#201888+9.2
2025 NSW Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/7#421869+52.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 NSWCA October Weekender (-16.0 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

/
Australia
#249
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,632
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,399
9
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10
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249🇦🇺Liu, Josh1,901
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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8
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2,733
9
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10
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2,731
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5632🇦🇺Liu, Josh1,901
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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47867🇦🇺Liu, Josh1,901