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Liaw, Ryan
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3244091· Male· Australia· Born in 2007
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Ryan Liaw, a 19-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 1970. He has fluctuated between 1964 and 2066 over the past 2 years. 48 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Australian Reserves, 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U18 Open, and 2025 Australian Universities Chess League. Also played 2 rapid (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid U18) and 3 blitz events (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2066 was reached at age 18 (Oct 2025, Australian #80 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #9, #3, #9, #32 and #33 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1970
Standard
Rpd1835·Blz1935
All-time high
2066
−96 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 18
Oct 2025 · age 18
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,687
#32,687 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2026
9th Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1970
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2066
at age 18 · −96 from today
Oct 2025
Peak Australian rank: #80
at age 18 · rated 2060
Sep 2025
3rd Australian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2060
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1964 → 1970
Tournaments
8
49 games
Score
32/ 4965.3%
23W18D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #46 | 1988 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/3 | #30 | 2448 | +11.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #14 | 1970 | -31.5 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #28 | 1871 | -81.7 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 2073 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #23 | 2082 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2146 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #9 | 2060 | +39.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJayden OoiFM
🇦🇺AUS·2227
+1 −6 =4
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSravan RenjithIM
🇳🇿NZL·2339
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsAustin ChenCM
🇦🇺AUS·1958
+0 −2 =7
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIsaac Godinho
🇦🇺AUS·1774
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNeil Fu
🇦🇺AUS·1869
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Australia
#164
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,985
in continent
World
#32,687
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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