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Liu, William Rui
CM🇳🇿FIDE 4313593· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2011
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William Rui Liu, a 15-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2151 — his current career high and ranked 14th among NZL players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +120 Elo over the past 12 months. 107 rated games in the past year (≈80/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, Wellington Chess Open 2026, and 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 6-7. Also played 8 rapid (including 2026 New Zealand Rapid Chess Championships) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships) recently. He reached #14 nationally in Mar 2026.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #90 in U12 and #1, #2 and #5 nationally in U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2151
Standard
Rpd2088·Blz1968
All-time high
2151
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
107 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · NZL players · of 458
Career timeline
12 entries2026
1st U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 2151
May 2026
All-time peak 2151
at age 15
May 2026
Peak national rank: #14
at age 15 · rated 2127
Mar 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
2nd U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 2069
Jul 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 14
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+82
2069 → 2151
Tournaments
18
87 games
Score
63.5/ 8773.0%
54W23D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #6 | 2073 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/5 | #4 | 2771 | +43.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1882 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #4 | 2434 | +10.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 1971 | -38.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #12 | 2314 | +39.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2146 | +23.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2044 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #41 | 1845 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #8 | 2294 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJustin Zhide WangCM
🇳🇿NZL·2020
+14 −4 =7
25 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDaqi MaoFM
🇳🇿NZL·2232
+5 −11 =6
22 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsZachary YuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2057
+8 −6 =4
18 games·last met May 2025
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vsAlphaeus Wei Ern AngFM
🇳🇿NZL·2367
+0 −14 =3
17 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDavid Junyang Zhu
🇳🇿NZL·1812
+8 −3 =4
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#14
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,656
in continent
World
#11,178
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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