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Liao, B (Bruce)
Chess SA id
1070150550FIDE id
?Date of birth
2007-10-15 (U20)Gender
MaleRegion
Cape Town (WCT)Citizen
RSATitles
Chess SA registered
NoLast active game
2025-08-02Personal details last changed
1900-01-01Junior GPX Games
Junior GPX Points
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1276.9 | 1254.2 | 1206.8 | 1200 |
| Weighted performance | 1127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floor | 811.5 | 797.8 | 709.6 | 700 |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Min/Max rating change allowed | 141.5 | 144.3 | 163.6 | 165.8 |
| Highest rating | 1311.52025-09-01 | 1297.82025-09-01 | 1209.62024-06-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest raw rating | 1311.52025-09-01 | 1297.82025-09-01 | 1209.62024-06-01 | 12002024-03-01 |
| Highest weighted rating | 1265.62025-09-01 | 12822018-10-01 | 1209.62018-10-01 | 12002018-10-01 |
| Highest weighted performance | 1254.72025-01-01 | 12002019-12-01 | 12002019-12-01 | 12002024-03-01 |
| Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| Rating change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| Analysis | ||||
| Rating | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| Raw rating | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| Weighted rating | 1276.9 | 1254.2 | 1206.8 | |
| Weighted performance | 1127 | 0 | 0 | |
| K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Floor | 811.5 | 797.8 | 709.6 | 700 |
| Max/Min rating change allowed | 141.5 | 144.3 | 163.6 | 165.8 |
| Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Score | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Expected score | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Score-Expected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp raw +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final raw +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New raw rating | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| New weighted rating | 1282 | 1260.2 | 1207.5 | 1200 |
| New weighted performance | 1119 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Temp new rating | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| Temp new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final new rating +/- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New rating | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| New K-factor | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| New floor | 811.5 | 797.8 | 709.6 | 700 |
| Item | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | |
| 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| History | 40 | 14 | 26 | 0 |
| Games since | |||||||||||||||||
| Main29 | Standard9 | Rapid20 | Blitz0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Age group | U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape Town (WCT) | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Western Cape (WC) | ||||||||||||||||
| Main | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Standard | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rapid | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | 1601 | 788 | 302 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 1233 | 593 | 257 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 | 89 | 50 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 Male | 74 | 44 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Blitz | RSA | Province | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Overall | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| U20 Male | -1 | -1 | -1 | ||||||||||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 3 | 2 | 66.67 | 141.7 | 1288.7 | 1430.4 |
| Standard | 3 | 2 | 66.67 | 141.7 | 1288.7 | 1430.4 |
| Rapid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History | ||||||
| Games | Score | % | Dp | AvgOpp | Performance | |
| Main | 40 | 19.5 | 48.75 | -10.6 | 1293.8 | 1283.2 |
| Standard | 14 | 8.5 | 60.71 | 91.1 | 1282.2 | 1373.2 |
| Rapid | 26 | 11 | 42.31 | -65.4 | 1300 | 1234.6 |
| Blitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz |
| 2025-11-01 | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1311.5 | 1297.8 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1298.9 | 1282 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1298.9 | 1282 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1298.9 | 1282 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1298.9 | 1282 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1298.9 | 1282 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1298.9 | 1282 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1298.9 | 1282 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1298.9 | 1282 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1298.9 | 1282 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1213.1 | 1161.2 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1213.1 | 1161.2 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1213.1 | 1161.2 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-08-01 | 1213.1 | 1161.2 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-07-01 | 1213.1 | 1161.2 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-09-01 | 1213.1 | 1161.2 | 1209.6 | 1200 |
| 2024-05-01 | 1167.5 | 1161.2 | 1146.8 | 1200 |
| 2024-04-01 | 1180 | 1161.2 | 1178.8 | 1200 |
| 2024-03-01 | 1180 | 1161.2 | 1178.8 | 1200 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1180 | 1161.2 | 1178.8 | 1200 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1180 | 1161.2 | 1178.8 | 1200 |
| 2023-12-01 | 1180 | 1161.2 | 1178.8 | 1200 |
Comming soon.
Tournaments
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 (U19) | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-02 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 3 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
Last 500 tournaments since 01 January 2018
| # | Tournament | Start | End | Type | Host | Rounds | Games | Score | Cfr | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 (U19) | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-02 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 3 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 2 | Paarl Boys' High Chess Festival 2024 | 2024-10-04 | 2024-10-05 | Standard | Cape Winelands (WCW) | 6 | 6 | 5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 3 | Cape Town Junior League Finals 2024 (U18 Open B) | 2024-05-18 | 2024-05-18 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 5 | 4 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 4 | Cape Town Junior League - Qualifier 2 2024 (U18) | 2024-04-20 | 2024-04-20 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 3 | Yes | Analysis |
| 5 | Cape Town Junior League Qualifier 2024 (U18 Open) | 2024-04-06 | 2024-04-06 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 6 | Chas Everitt and MHI Attorneys Rapid 2023 (B) | 2023-11-04 | 2023-11-04 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2 | Yes | Analysis |
| 7 | Curro Durbanville Chess Open Rapid 2023 (Intermediate) | 2023-07-15 | 2023-07-15 | Rapid | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | Yes | Analysis |
| 8 | North District School Trials 2023 (U17 Boys) | 2023-02-03 | 2023-02-04 | Standard | Cape Town (WCT) | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | Yes | Analysis |
Top 3 Streaks
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | TournamentCape Town Junior League Finals 2024 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-05-18 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2025-08-01 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNdau, J (Joel) | OpponentWilson, J (James) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Junior League - Qualifier 2 2024 | TournamentCape Town Junior League - Qualifier 2 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-04-20 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-04-20 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentWilliams, K (Kylo) | OpponentNel, J (Jacobus Johannes) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentCurro Durbanville Chess Open Rapid 2023 | TournamentCurro Durbanville Chess Open Rapid 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-07-15 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-07-15 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentVan Der Merwe, E (Ethan) | OpponentKabongo, M (Mark) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High Chess Festival 2024 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-10-04 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-01 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentVan Der Poel, T (Truhann) | OpponentWilson, J (James) | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-08-02 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-02 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMonyepao, K (Khutso) | OpponentMonyepao, K (Khutso) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentNorth District School Trials 2023 | TournamentNorth District School Trials 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-02-04 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | date2023-02-04 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentKrause, R (Ryan) | OpponentKrause, R (Ryan) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Junior League Finals 2024 | TournamentCape Town Junior League Finals 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-05-18 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-05-18 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentNdau, J (Joel) | OpponentGoniwe, I (Iminathi) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Junior League - Qualifier 2 2024 | TournamentCape Town Junior League - Qualifier 2 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-04-20 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-04-20 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentWilliams, K (Kylo) | OpponentNel, J (Jacobus Johannes) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentCurro Durbanville Chess Open Rapid 2023 | TournamentCurro Durbanville Chess Open Rapid 2023 | ||||||
| date2023-07-15 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2023-07-15 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result0.5 | ||
| OpponentVan Der Merwe, E (Ethan) | OpponentKabongo, M (Mark) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | TournamentCape Town Junior League Finals 2024 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High Chess Festival 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-05-18 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-10-04 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentNdau, J (Joel) | OpponentVan Der Poel, T (Truhann) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High Chess Festival 2024 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-10-05 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-01 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentAbrahams, Q (Qasim) | OpponentWilson, J (James) | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High Chess Festival 2024 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High Chess Festival 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-10-04 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-10-05 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJordaan, W (Wian) | OpponentGoosen, R (Ruan) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High Chess Festival 2024 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2024-10-05 | rnd6 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-01 | rnd1 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentAbrahams, Q (Qasim) | OpponentWilson, J (James) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High Chess Festival 2024 | TournamentPaarl Boys' High Chess Festival 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-10-04 | rnd3 | typeStandard | result1 | date2024-10-05 | rnd4 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentJordaan, W (Wian) | OpponentGoosen, R (Ruan) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | TournamentCape Town Metro North Top Schools 2025 | ||||||
| date2025-08-02 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | date2025-08-02 | rnd5 | typeStandard | result1 | ||
| OpponentMonyepao, K (Khutso) | OpponentMonyepao, K (Khutso) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Junior League Finals 2024 | TournamentCape Town Junior League Finals 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-05-18 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-05-18 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentNdau, J (Joel) | OpponentGoniwe, I (Iminathi) | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | TournamentCape Town Junior League - Qualifier 2 2024 | TournamentCape Town Junior League - Qualifier 2 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-04-20 | rnd4 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-04-20 | rnd5 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentWilliams, K (Kylo) | OpponentNel, J (Jacobus Johannes) | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | TournamentCape Town Junior League Finals 2024 | TournamentCape Town Junior League Finals 2024 | ||||||
| date2024-05-18 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | date2024-05-18 | rnd1 | typeRapid | result1 | ||
| OpponentNkohla, T (Tsho-Sanda Hlumile) | OpponentNkohla, T (Tsho-Sanda Hlumile) | ||||||||
| # | Games | Start | End | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top 10 opponents most often played
| # | Opponent | Main | Standard | Rapid | Blitz | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | Gms | Score | Dp | ||
| Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | Aor | Prat | ||||||
| 1 | Palmer ,J (Jesse) | 2 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1490.4 | 1065.4 | 0 | 0 | 1427.6 | 1065.4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Louw ,J (Jean-Francois) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1215.8 | 1215.8 | 1200 | 1215.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Van Niekerk ,N (Nina) | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1487.7 | 1487.7 | 1487.6 | 1487.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Osborne ,R (Ryan Eugene) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1253.6 | 828.6 | 1234.9 | 828.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Krause ,R (Ryan) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1165.8 | 1590.8 | 1157.6 | 1590.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Goosen ,R (Ruan) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1385.2 | 1810.2 | 1358.8 | 1810.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Monyepao ,K (Khutso) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1205 | 1630 | 1200 | 1630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Tyabazeka ,L (Lisemi) | 1 | 0 | -425 | 1 | 0 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1175.9 | 750.9 | 1168.8 | 750.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Abrahams ,Q (Qasim) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1233.9 | 1658.9 | 1186.2 | 1658.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Nkohla ,T (Tsho-Sanda Hlumile) | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1167.6 | 1592.6 | 0 | 0 | 1200 | 1592.6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Norms
| # | Norm | Tournament | Start | End | Rounds | Games | Score | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

