Liam Putnam

17 year old GM. For invitations or inquiries: [email protected]

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

Hello everyone! On Monday I secured my first Grandmaster norm with 5 straight victories at the Memorial Day Invitational in NY! New FIDE is 2462 and USCF is 2558.

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

My qualification run for the puzzle rush world championship https://t.co/Rwpk8fSMEh starting at 8:55 #PuzzleWeek

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

Hey everyone! Yesterday I became an International Master at the 1924 Centennial tournament. I picked up my 5th norm with a 2478 performance and increased my live rating to 2420 fide! Thank you to @MarshallChessNY for organizing a great event.

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

#PuzzleWeek @chesscom Qualification for Puzzle Battle World Championship https://t.co/CZ0YAz3vZH

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

#PuzzleWeek2024 Qualification for Puzzle Battle World Championship https://t.co/NDMZij81VA

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

@chessmensch Bf6 Bxf6 Kxf6 Kf4 d4 Ke4 d3 Kxd3 Kxf5 Kc4 Kg4 Kb4 Kxh4 Kxa4 Kg4 or Kg5, b4 h4 b5 h3 b6 h2 b7 h1=Q b8+Q Qa1+ and Qb1+ next moves wins the queen.

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

@askavrukh There is no mate in 1 😂April fools I'm guessing.

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

I missed the norm by 1 point, after a disappointing draw in the 8th round, and a draw in round 9. I had a winning position in round 8, but got too careless. Overall my score was 6/9, gaining 17 FIDE points which raises my rating to 2299 FIDE. Next tournament is Southwest Class!

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

@ChessMishra Thank you, Abhi!

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

I currently have 5/7 in the IM section of the Robert Byrne Memorial Invitational organized by Elite Chess. The required score for a norm is 7/9, so I need to score 2/2 tomorrow to clinch my final IM norm!

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

Wanted to thank everyone for all the support yesterday during the Puzzle World Championship! I made it to round 5, winning $800 and missing the K.O. by just one puzzle. On a more positive note I got over 3000 bullet today.

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

Going to be livestreaming the Puzzle Battle World Championship on twitch in a few mins! https://t.co/np7PtUOvld

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

Just ended Titled Tuesday with 8/11 my second highest ever. Afterwards I played some 5 min puzzle Rush and got my first 60!!! 💪 #PuzzleWeek

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

My qualification for the 2023 Puzzle Battle World Championship. https://t.co/XA7pGSncmC
@chesscom #PuzzleWeek

[Boris Avrukh @askavrukh]

Usually I am not bragging about my student's success in weekend tournaments, but this is a very special case. My student @liam_putnam scored amazing 10/10 in Marshall Club tournament beating GM Michael Rohde!
https://t.co/wyDQWdKEeq

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

Last night I ended Titled Tuesday with 8.5/11! My highest ever score, I finished in 6th place. O.5 out of winning a prize! 😎

[US Chess @USChess]

Awonder Liang outlasts Abhimanyu Mishra to claim the 2022 SPICE Cup title. FM Liam Putnam earns his second IM norm. #chess

https://t.co/krCkliUKmp

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

I have just earned my 2nd IM norm (back to back) in St Louis Missouri at the Spice Cup! Playing 6 IMs out of 9 games I finished with 5.5/9 (+2) and a performance rating of 2454! Thanks to @websteru for hosting a great tournament. On to Chicago next month for another norm event.

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

I just composed my first Endgame study this afternoon! I tried to make it as bamboozling as possible. Can you solve it? White to move.

[Liam Putnam @liam_putnam]

Finished Titled Tuesday with 7.5/11! My highest ever! 😎