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Liu, Liam
🇺🇸FIDE 39918270· Male· United States of America· Born in 2014
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Liam Liu, a 12-year-old American player, is rated 2074 — his current career high and ranked 11th among American players under 12, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +142 Elo over the past 12 months. 117 rated games in the past year (≈110/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open, 24th Pafnutieff Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over, and 33rd annual Western Class Championship - Master.
At junior level, he reached World #92 in U12 and World #100 in U10.
Current rating
2074
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1896
All-time high
2074
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
107
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
111 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · American players under 12 · of 396
Career timeline
12 entries2026
92nd U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2074
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 12
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2074
at age 12
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 12
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+147
1927 → 2074
Tournaments
18
106 games
Score
49/ 10646.2%
32W34D40L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/9 | #76 | 2175 | +76.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #14 | 1965 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 2170 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #5 | 2190 | +69.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/8 | #105 | 1796 | -68.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #40 | 1814 | -64.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/8 | #197 | 2129 | +48.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #30 | 1959 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #29 | 2030 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #4 | 2135 | +40.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#539
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,876
in continent
World
#17,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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