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Liu,Tianyi (Jack)
🇬🇧FIDE 8627894· Male· England· Born in 2008
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Tianyi (Jack) Liu, a 18-year-old English player, is rated 2120 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 10 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 British Championship and 2025 English Championships. His peak of 2225 was reached at age 16 (Nov 2024).
Competes for England since Jul 2022. At junior level, he reached #1, #4, #10, #32 and #32 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2120
Standard
Rpd2033·Blz1964
All-time high
2225
−105 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 16
Nov 2024 · age 16
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#778 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Sep 2025
1st English U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2180
Jan 2025
2024
4th English U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2225
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2225
at age 16 · −105 from today
Nov 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Sep 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2111 → 2120
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
6W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #44 | 2166 | +48.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #43 | 2004 | -40.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOliver StubbsCM
🇬🇧ENG·2187
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsEmily Maton
🇬🇧ENG·2008
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsStanley BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2325
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2402
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsPeter G LargeIM
🇬🇧ENG·2154
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
/
England
#220
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#9,855
in continent
World
#13,621
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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