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Liu, Eric
FM🇦🇺FIDE 3250962· Male· Australia· Born in 2007
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Eric Liu, a 19-year-old Australian FIDE Master, is rated 2134 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Australian players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +171 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender, 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U18 Open, and 2025 Australian Universities Chess League. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Australian Blitz Championship) recently. He reached Australian #56 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #1, #7 and #20 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd1876·Blz2029
All-time high
2134
at best
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#61 · Australian players · of 1,878
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Australian rank: #56
at age 19 · rated 2134
Apr 2026
1st Australian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2134
Feb 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 19
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2134
at age 19
Feb 2026
100 career games
at age 19
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 19
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+143
1991 → 2134
Tournaments
8
40 games
Score
28.5/ 4071.3%
24W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2168 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2179 | +88.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #9 | 2560 | +25.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #8 | 2045 | +11.2 |
Match | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | lost | 1742 | -28.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2375 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #20 | 2033 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 2029 | +14.4 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#61
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,802
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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