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IM Liam Putnam

Liam Putnam

Full name

Liam Putnam

Born

1/1/2008 (age 17)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

FM Liam Putnam is an American FIDE Master and 2024 Puzzles World Championship quarterfinalist.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Réti Opening: Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack (3 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (3 games)

Queen's Gambit Accepted (2 games)

Anderssen Opening (2 games)

Catalan Opening (2 games)

Black Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (3 games)

King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto Variation (3 games)

Modern Defense with 1.e4 (3 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation (2 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (2 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Liam Putnam (2996) Calin Gheorghiu (2528)	1-0	33	2025
Liam Putnam (2991) Alexey Kislinsky (2653)	1-0	8	2025
Liam Putnam (2996) Erkin Kozganbay (2744)	0-1	40	2025
Liam Putnam (2850) Moritz Weishaeutel (2615)	1-0	38	2024
Liam Putnam (2836) Daniel Girsh (2546)	1-0	31	2024
Liam Putnam (2813) Deepak Aaron (2591)	1-0	44	2024
Liam Putnam (2822) Guillermo Baches Garcia (2581)	1-0	40	2024
Liam Putnam (2844) Jaan Ehlvest (2698)	1-0	27	2024
Liam Putnam (2801) Edward Jackson (2452)	1-0	55	2024
Liam Putnam (2790) Krzysztof Szczurek (2492)	1-0	39	2024

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