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Liu, Zhaoqi
IM🇨🇳FIDE 8609381· Male· China· Born in 1998
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Zhaoqi Liu, a 28-year-old Chinese International Master, is rated 2338 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hong Kong International Open 2025, 2025 Chinese Chess League Division B, and DAV-Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2025 - GM and IM (Round Robin). Also played 2 rapid (including Victory Cup 2026 rapid A) and 2 blitz events (including HKCCFL International Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2404 was reached at age 25 (Jun 2023, Chinese #59 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2023 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #10, #10, #9 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2338
Standard
Rpd2265·Blz2212
All-time high
2404
−66 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 25
Jun 2023 · age 25
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#2,988 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
500 career games
at age 28
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2400 → returned at 2381
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Nov 2023
Peak Chinese rank: #59
at age 25 · rated 2404
Jun 2023
IM title awardedIM
at age 25 · 2021 1st FIDE Council
Jun 2023
Crossed 2400
at age 25
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
2381 → 2338
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
15/ 2755.6%
9W12D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRao SharanIM2,393·DAV-Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2025 - GM and IM (Round Robin)·R5·+5.2
2.[W]vsZaw Ye HtutCM2,180·DAV-Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2025 - GM and IM (Round Robin)·R1·+2.4
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsRicardo De GuzmanIM2,244·DAV-Go Checkmate International Chess Prix 2025 - GM and IM (Round Robin)·R2·-6.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #41 | 2082 | -26.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 2145 | -16.9 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 2228 | -18.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYidi Sun
🇨🇳CHN·2097
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPeng ChenIM
🇨🇳CHN·2438
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsWeichao ChuIM
🇨🇳CHN·2390
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsRenjie Huang
🇨🇳CHN·2500
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsYuanhe ZhaoIM
🇨🇳CHN·2446
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
China
#90
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#600
in continent
World
#2,988
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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