CMSteven Liu
USA · FIDE ID 39942341 · 64 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2137
#400 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1970
#629 in USA (active)
Score
50%
20 W · 24 D · 20 L
Opp. avg
2053
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-20
3rd Annual Blue Ridge Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.Nf3 in 38% of games (scores 41%), otherwise 1.d4 (34%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 16 of 16 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 56%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 13 of 13 games (Indian Defense), scoring 42%.
- Weak spot: Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation as Black, only 33% in 3 games.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation as Black, 70% in 5 games.
- By opponent strength: 33% against higher-rated players, 76% against lower-rated.
Based on 64 over-the-board games (55 classical). 29 with White (48%), 35 with Black (51%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.Nf3 | 11 | 41% |
| 1.d4 | 10 | 55% |
| 1.c4 | 8 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Westphalian Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 2 | 75% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation | 2 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (16 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 16 | 56% |
Against 1.d4 (13 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 13 | 42% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation | 5 | 70% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Kramnik Variation | 3 | 33% |
| King's Indian Attack, with e6 | 2 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation | 2 | 25% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | PRANAV SANTHOSH 3rd Annual Blue Ridge Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-19 | Alice Chovanec (1906) 3rd Annual Blue Ridge Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-19 | Saharsh Darsh Shetty (1905) 3rd Annual Blue Ridge Open · classical | W |
| 2026-09-18 | Franco Moncera Jose (1968) 3rd Annual Blue Ridge Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-09 | Anish Vivekananthan (2397) 4th Annual Independence Day Open · classical | L |
| 2026-07-09 | JAMES L NGUYEN 4th Annual Independence Day Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-08 | Vaibhav Kalpaka (2203) 4th Annual Independence Day Open · classical | ½ |
| 2026-07-08 | DANIEL ALEXANDER UDOVENKO 4th Annual Independence Day Open · classical | W |
| 2026-07-07 | Zhihan Xu 4th Annual Independence Day Open · classical | L |
| 2026-05-25 | Pranav Swaminathan (2187) 13th Cherry Blossom Chess - 2026 · classical | W |
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