GMLiam Putnam
- FIDE ID
- 30938279
- USCF ID
- 15969005
About Liam Putnam
Liam Putnam began chess at seven and tied for second at the elementary-school nationals after only eight months of playing. At eleven he won the under-14 section of the North American Youth Championship. His progress continued through norm tournaments in New York, Budapest and Saint Louis.
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In January 2026 he won the Ciudad de Sevilla Open unbeaten, edging Praveen Balakrishnan on tiebreak. He also shared first at that year's National Open in Las Vegas and took the championship on tiebreak. He received the grandmaster title in 2026.
USCF rating history
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FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 1st Azeri Chess Academy Open | Classical | 6 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-08 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 2025-07-09 | Marshall Summer Inv GMA | New York USA | 3.2 | Eddy Tian | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 152 | 2025-07-09 | Marshall Summer Inv GMA | New York USA | 2.5 | Liam Putnam | Luis Carlos Torres Rosas | 1/2-1/2 | 33 | Open |
| 153 | 2025-07-08 | Marshall Summer Inv GMA | New York USA | 1.1 | Liam Putnam | Joshua Posthuma | 1/2-1/2 | 27 | Open |
| 154 | 2025-06-30 | 18th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 9.3 | Liam Putnam | Robby Kevlishvili | 1/2-1/2 | 44 | Open |
| 155 | 2025-06-30 | 18th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 8.1 | Liam Putnam | Awonder Liang | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 156 | 2025-06-29 | 18th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 7.1 | Ryan Sun | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 157 | 2025-06-27 | 18th Philadelphia Int | Philadelphia USA | 3.5 | Liam Putnam | Henry Deng | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 158 | 2025-05-26 | Marshall Mem Day Inv GM A | New York USA | 9.2 | Liam Putnam | Gabor Nagy | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 159 | 2025-05-26 | Marshall Mem Day Inv GM A | New York USA | 8.4 | Tanitoluwa Adewumi | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 15 | Open |
| 160 | 2025-05-25 | Marshall Mem Day Inv GM A | New York USA | 7.3 | Liam Putnam | Zachary Tanenbaum | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 161 | 2025-05-25 | Marshall Mem Day Inv GM A | New York USA | 6.3 | Gus Huston | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 162 | 2025-05-24 | Marshall Mem Day Inv GM A | New York USA | 5.4 | Liam Putnam | Kevin George | 1-0 | 63 | Open |
| 163 | 2025-05-24 | Marshall Mem Day Inv GM A | New York USA | 4.2 | Aarush Vinod | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 164 | 2025-05-23 | Marshall Mem Day Inv GM A | New York USA | 3.5 | Liam Putnam | Vojtech Plat | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 165 | 2025-05-23 | Marshall Mem Day Inv GM A | New York USA | 2.1 | Nikita Meshkovs | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 166 | 2025-05-22 | Marshall Mem Day Inv GM A | New York USA | 1.5 | Josiah Stearman | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 167 | 2025-04-20 | Charlotte Spring GMA 2025 | Charlotte USA | 9.2 | Liam Putnam | Shankar Gauri | 1/2-1/2 | 87 | Open |
| 168 | 2025-04-20 | Charlotte Spring GMA 2025 | Charlotte USA | 8.4 | Ryan Amburgy | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 169 | 2025-04-19 | Charlotte Spring GMA 2025 | Charlotte USA | 7.3 | Liam Putnam | Tianqi Wang | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 170 | 2025-04-19 | Charlotte Spring GMA 2025 | Charlotte USA | 6.3 | Isaac Wang | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 171 | 2025-04-18 | Charlotte Spring GMA 2025 | Charlotte USA | 5.4 | Liam Putnam | Bartlomiej Macieja | 1/2-1/2 | 21 | Open |
| 172 | 2025-04-18 | Charlotte Spring GMA 2025 | Charlotte USA | 4.2 | Magesh Chandran Panchanathan | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 173 | 2025-04-17 | Charlotte Spring GMA 2025 | Charlotte USA | 3.5 | Liam Putnam | Gabor Nagy | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | Open |
| 174 | 2025-04-17 | Charlotte Spring GMA 2025 | Charlotte USA | 2.1 | Donald Johnson | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 175 | 2025-04-16 | Charlotte Spring GMA 2025 | Charlotte USA | 1.5 | Alice Lee | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 61 | Open |
| 176 | 2025-03-31 | New York Spring GMA 2025 | New York USA | 9.5 | Liam Putnam | Bryan Enming Lin | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 177 | 2025-03-31 | New York Spring GMA 2025 | New York USA | 8.1 | Shankar Gauri | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 178 | 2025-03-30 | New York Spring GMA 2025 | New York USA | 7.5 | Oliver Barbosa | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 20 | Open |
| 179 | 2025-03-30 | New York Spring GMA 2025 | New York USA | 6.2 | Liam Putnam | Tanitoluwa Adewumi | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 180 | 2025-03-29 | New York Spring GMA 2025 | New York USA | 5.4 | Donald Johnson | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 181 | 2025-03-29 | New York Spring GMA 2025 | New York USA | 4.3 | Liam Putnam | Ethan Sheehan | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 182 | 2025-03-28 | New York Spring GMA 2025 | New York USA | 3.3 | Josiah Stearman | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 183 | 2025-03-28 | New York Spring GMA 2025 | New York USA | 2.4 | Liam Putnam | Mark Paragua | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 184 | 2025-03-27 | New York Spring GMA 2025 | New York USA | 1.2 | Raja Harshit | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 76 | Open |
| 185 | 2025-02-17 | NY GMA President's Day | New York USA | 9.4 | Gabor Nagy | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 186 | 2025-02-17 | NY GMA President's Day | New York USA | 8.3 | Liam Putnam | Alexander Kaliksteyn | 1/2-1/2 | 57 | Open |
| 187 | 2025-02-16 | NY GMA President's Day | New York USA | 7.3 | Evan Park | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 188 | 2025-02-16 | NY GMA President's Day | New York USA | 6.4 | Liam Putnam | Qindong Yang | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 189 | 2025-02-15 | NY GMA President's Day | New York USA | 5.2 | Aleksandr Lenderman | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 190 | 2025-02-15 | NY GMA President's Day | New York USA | 4.5 | Liam Putnam | Aaron Jacobson | 1/2-1/2 | 55 | Open |
| 191 | 2025-02-14 | NY GMA President's Day | New York USA | 3.1 | Liam Putnam | Shankar Gauri | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 192 | 2025-02-14 | NY GMA President's Day | New York USA | 2.5 | Mark Paragua | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 193 | 2025-02-13 | NY GMA President's Day | New York USA | 1.2 | Liam Putnam | Josiah Stearman | 1/2-1/2 | 67 | Open |
| 194 | 2024-12-15 | 108th Edward Lasker Mem | New York USA | 7.1 | Mykola Bortnyk | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 195 | 2024-12-15 | 108th Edward Lasker Mem | New York USA | 6.3 | Liam Putnam | Nicholas Matta | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 196 | 2024-12-14 | 108th Edward Lasker Mem | New York USA | 5.5 | Linxi Zhu | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 197 | 2024-12-14 | 108th Edward Lasker Mem | New York USA | 4.9 | Andrew Colwell | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 19 | Open |
| 198 | 2024-12-13 | 108th Edward Lasker Mem | New York USA | 3.3 | Liam Putnam | Michael Rohde | 0-1 | 100 | Open |
| 199 | 2024-12-13 | 108th Edward Lasker Mem | New York USA | 2.4 | Aditeya Das | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 81 | Open |
| 200 | 2024-12-12 | 108th Edward Lasker Mem | New York USA | 1.5 | Liam Putnam | Miles Hinson | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
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