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Varnam, Liam D

FM🇬🇧

FIDEFIDE 410950· Male· England· Born in 1985

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Liam D Varnam, a 41-year-old English FIDE Master, is rated 2182 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +160 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8, 2026 Isle of Wight Masters, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Isle of Wight Blitz) recently. He took a 17-month break between Oct 2002 and Apr 2004.

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 40). At junior level, he reached #17, #19 and #18 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2182

Standard

Rpd2086·Blz2106

All-time high

2182

at best
Apr 2026 · age 41

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,178 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
8th English 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2182
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
2010 → 2182
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2182
at age 41
Apr 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 40
Dec 2025
18th English 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2131
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Nov 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
3rd Cambridge International Open
perf 2299 (+194) · 4.5/9 · #57
Top opponent
vs Martin Haubro-SuppanzIM 2,402
3rd Cambridge International Open · May 2025 · +16.9 Elo
Best comeback
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8
finished #1 (seeded #28 of 96)
Evolution
+127
2055 → 2182
Tournaments
11
41 games
Score
27.5/ 4167.1%
23W9D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMartin Haubro-SuppanzIM2,402·3rd Cambridge International Open·R2·+16.9
2.[W]vsLevente PappFM2,360·40th European Club Cup (open)·R1·+15.8
3.[W]vsMax PertFM2,290·3rd Cambridge International Open·R1·+14.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20262/2#12859+14.0
2026 Isle of Wight Masters
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#192196+15.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/1#402942+9.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#742105-1.0
2025-26 4NCL Division 2 Rounds 3-4
Team
Jan 20261/1#543009+12.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
England
#143
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#6,471
in continent
World
#9,178
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
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2,639
4
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2,629
5
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2,597
6
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2,594
7
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2,537
8
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2,529
9
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2,514
10
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2,506
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143🇬🇧Varnam, Liam D2,182
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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6471🇬🇧Varnam, Liam D2,182
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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9178🇬🇧Varnam, Liam D2,182