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Liu, Liam

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FIDEFIDE 39918270· Male· United States of America· Born in 2014

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Liam Liu, a 12-year-old American player, is rated 1998 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 12. He is on a breakout run, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 108 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. His peak of 2033 was reached at age 12 (Jan 2026).

At junior level, he reached World #95 in U12 and World #100 in U10.

Current rating

1998

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1896

All-time high

2033

−35 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 12

Activity

107

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#176 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,096

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 12
Apr 2026
95th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2033
Jan 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2033
at age 12 · −35 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+441 Elo)
1374 → 1815
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
33rd annual Western Class Championship - Master
perf 2190 (+182) · 3/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs Maxim NovikGM 2,387
2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day - IM D · Jul 2025 · +16.7 Elo
Evolution
+66
1932 → 1998
Tournaments
18
103 games
Score
48.5/ 10347.1%
32W33D38L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAarush Vinod2,271·2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day - IM D·R1·+34.0
2.[W]vsVikram Rajmohan2,216·2025 U.S. Masters·R5·+29.7
3.[W]vsJashith KarthiCM2,142·2025 U.S. Masters·R4·+26.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJacob Murray1,682·2026 Dreaming King Open·R3·-33.6
2.[L]vsHoward Wang1,785·20th Annual Los Angeles Open - Major·R2·-30.4
3.[L]vsGeorge Huang1,797·2026 Dreaming King Open·R2·-29.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

18 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#141965-9.6
24th Pafnutieff Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/3#62170+38.8
33rd annual Western Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#52190+69.6
17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/8#1051796-68.8
2026 Dreaming King Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20261.5/4#401814-64.4
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/8#1972129+48.4
20th Annual Los Angeles Open - Major
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#301959-11.2
2025 San Diego Open - Elite
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/4#292030+13.2
2025 US National Class Championship - Master
Swiss
Oct 20253/5#42135+40.8
42nd Annual Reno Western States Open
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/6#131870-27.2
Worst Elo result: 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master (-68.8 Elo, finished #105).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#774
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#2,919
in continent
World
#27,829
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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774🇺🇸Liu, Liam1,998
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
2919🇺🇸Liu, Liam1,998
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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27829🇺🇸Liu, Liam1,998