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Rule, Liam

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FIDEFIDE 534009493· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013

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Liam Rule, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1477. He has slipped back 127 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U14), 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), and 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open). His peak of 1730 was reached at age 12 (Mar 2025).

At junior level, he reached #34 and #2 nationally in U14 and U12.

Current rating

1477

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1730

−253 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 12

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#194,440

#194,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
34th South African U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1605
Jan 2026
2025
2nd South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1730
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Mar 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1730
at age 12 · −253 from today
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys)
perf 1660 (+159) · 3.5/6 · #72
Top opponent
vs Alvern Changara 1,518
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys) · Mar 2026 · +1.0 Elo
Evolution
-127
1604 → 1477
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
17/ 2665.4%
14W6D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U14)
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/1#272336-23.6
2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys)
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/6#721660-99.6
2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open)
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/3#102296+2.4
2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)
Team
Dec 20255/1#662299-5.6
Worst Elo result: 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys) (-99.6 Elo, finished #72).

Rankings

/
South Africa
#1,519
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,289
in continent
World
#194,352
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
South Africa
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2
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3
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2,312
4
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2,295
5
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2,293
6
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2,284
7
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2,277
8
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2,268
9
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2,245
10
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2,237
...
1519🇿🇦Rule, Liam1,477
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,464
6
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2,453
7
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2,443
8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
...
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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194352🇿🇦Rule, Liam1,477