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Liu, Steven

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FIDEFIDE 39942341· Male· United States of America· Born in 2014

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Steven Liu, a 12-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2109 — his current career high and ranked 5th among American players under 12, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, 2026 Maryland Sweet 16, and 10th Annual George Washington Open - Major. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently.

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #45 in U12 and World #45 in U10.

Current rating

2109

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1934

All-time high

2109

at best
Jun 2026 · age 12

Activity

88

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

97 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · American players under 12 · of 396

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
Crossed 2100
at age 12
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2109
at age 12
Jun 2026
45th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2099
Jan 2026
6-month rising streak
+175 Elo
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 11
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 11
Jun 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
13th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
perf 2243 (+134) · 3.5/6 · #50
Top opponent
vs Mikhail Al. AntipovGM 2,594
50th annual Eastern Open - Premier · Dec 2025 · +17.8 Elo
Evolution
+62
2047 → 2109
Tournaments
18
99 games
Score
56.5/ 9957.1%
40W33D26L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJustin SarkarIM2,299·The Atlantic City Open·R6·+32.3
2.[W]vsVaibhav KalpakaFM2,255·2nd Annual Federal Open·R2·+32.1
3.[W]vsPranav Swaminathan2,187·13th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open·R9·+24.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

18 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/6#502243+58.4
The Atlantic City Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/9#532094+30.0
2026 Maryland Sweet 16
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/2#102652+6.4
10th Annual George Washington Open - Major
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/4#1420420.0
63rd Annual Baltimore Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/4#351939-37.6
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jan 20260.5/2#1471637-45.6
50th annual Eastern Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/7#92223+49.6
1st Annual Oak Grove Open
Swiss
Dec 20253/4#52009-3.2
1st Annual Washington Dulles Open
Swiss
Nov 20253/4#102048+12.8
2nd Annual ACA Thanksgiving Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#192127+29.2
Worst Elo result: 18th Annual Philadelphia International (-94.0 Elo, finished #95).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#446
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,533
in continent
World
#14,555
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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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
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446🇺🇸Liu, Steven2,109
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
1533🇺🇸Liu, Steven2,109
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸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.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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14555🇺🇸Liu, Steven2,109