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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | 2023-08-29 | Titled Tue 29th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Mark Smirnov | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 502 | 2023-08-29 | Titled Tue 29th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Sergei Zhigalko | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 15 | Open |
| 503 | 2023-08-29 | Titled Tue 29th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Liam Putnam | Vladimir Kramnik | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 504 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Liam Putnam | Oleksandr Yurovskykh | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 505 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Mikhael Garakov | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 506 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Liam Putnam | Alexander Grischuk | 1/2-1/2 | 67 | Open |
| 507 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Ufuk Sezen Arat | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 67 | Open |
| 508 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Pedro Ramon Martinez Reyes | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 509 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Liam Putnam | Tamas-Kristof Balla | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 510 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Stephen Willy | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 511 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Liam Putnam | Frank Buchenau | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 512 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Cristian Sanhueza | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 513 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Rafal Szyszylo | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 29 | Open |
| 514 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Liam Putnam | Alberto Santos Flores | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 515 | 2023-08-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Dias Issabayev | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 516 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Liam Putnam | Kamil Plichta | 1/2-1/2 | 61 | Open |
| 517 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Ricardo D. D`Arruda | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 518 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Liam Putnam | Richard G Pert | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 519 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Denis Lazavik | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 61 | Open |
| 520 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Liam Putnam | Jakob Postlmayer | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 521 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Liam Putnam | Sreyas Payyappat | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 522 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Eelke De Boer | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 523 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Liam Putnam | Maryan Kyrychenko | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 524 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Zhaoqi Liu | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 525 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Liam Putnam | Vsevolod Ovchinnikov | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 526 | 2023-08-15 | Titled Tue 15th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Eduardo Jesus Mendez Fortes | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 527 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Liam Putnam | Tomasz Jaskolka | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 528 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Oleg Papayan | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 529 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Liam Putnam | Altay Eynullayev | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 530 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Lennert Lenaerts | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 531 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Goran Galiot | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 532 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Liam Putnam | Arman Erzhanov | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 533 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Thomas Michalczak | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 534 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Liam Putnam | Mikhail Yashmetov | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 535 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Alex Villa Tornero | Liam Putnam | 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 536 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Hayk Yeritsyan | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 537 | 2023-07-25 | Titled Tue 25th Jul Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Liam Putnam | Nagare Kaivalya Sandip | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 538 | 2023-07-13 | Charlotte Super Swiss | Charlotte USA | 9.2 | Kyle Lancman | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 539 | 2023-07-13 | Charlotte Super Swiss | Charlotte USA | 8.16 | Liam Putnam | Brewington Hardaway | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 540 | 2023-07-12 | Charlotte Super Swiss | Charlotte USA | 7.1 | Liam Putnam | Julio Becerra Rivero | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 541 | 2023-07-12 | Charlotte Super Swiss | Charlotte USA | 6.1 | John Fedorowicz | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | Open |
| 542 | 2023-07-11 | Charlotte Super Swiss | Charlotte USA | 5.15 | Liam Putnam | Gus Huston | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 543 | 2023-07-11 | Charlotte Super Swiss | Charlotte USA | 4.11 | Shankar Gauri | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 544 | 2023-07-09 | Charlotte Super Swiss | Charlotte USA | 1.2 | Liam Putnam | Lazaro Bruzon Batista | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 545 | 2023-06-04 | Leonid Shamkovich Mem | Naperville, IL USA | 9.3 | Pedro Rodriguez Rivera | Liam Putnam | 0-1 | 66 | Open |
| 546 | 2023-06-04 | Leonid Shamkovich Mem | Naperville, IL USA | 8.4 | Liam Putnam | Gabor Nagy | 1/2-1/2 | 8 | Open |
| 547 | 2023-06-03 | Leonid Shamkovich Mem | Naperville, IL USA | 7.2 | Avi Harrison Kaplan | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 68 | Open |
| 548 | 2023-06-03 | Leonid Shamkovich Mem | Naperville, IL USA | 6.5 | Liam Putnam | James A Chirilov | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 549 | 2023-06-02 | Leonid Shamkovich Mem | Naperville, IL USA | 5.3 | Liam Putnam | Steve Wongso | 1/2-1/2 | 83 | Open |
| 550 | 2023-06-02 | Leonid Shamkovich Mem | Naperville, IL USA | 4.5 | Mohamed Ezat | Liam Putnam | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
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