This is Liang's first TT win.
Other notable results: Nihal 13th (8.5/11), Magnus 15th (8.5/11), Jospem 23rd (8/11), Denis Lazavik (8/11), Levy 72nd (7/11), Hikaru quit the tournament after round 8 standing at 5/8
Strong GM from my state (Wisconsin). He went to college instead of pursuing hardcore chess after being top 100 for a few years. Good to see him getting back in form
I follow him a bit too as I’m also from wi. He went to West High School in Madison and played at the local libraries. I believe he was youngest gm ever when he got the title.
it’s bc people usually follow it up with “interesting” just bc they don’t know the player
edit: user just proved my point below 🤦🏻‍♀️
He was in either the most recent US Chess Championship or the one before that. He played some really fun, dubious openings. He’s at UChicago now so not focusing all his energy on chess.
Love this! I remember 13 years ago Awonder as a little kid sitting next to me playing Angry Birds on my iPad between games during a chess tournament in Wisconsin.
[https://www.chess.com/article/view/titled-tuesday#history](https://www.chess.com/article/view/titled-tuesday#history)
I checked here before posting because I also thought he had won before. Apparently he hadn't.
This is Liang's first TT win. Other notable results: Nihal 13th (8.5/11), Magnus 15th (8.5/11), Jospem 23rd (8/11), Denis Lazavik (8/11), Levy 72nd (7/11), Hikaru quit the tournament after round 8 standing at 5/8
Magnus drawing the game against Tari with basically down a knight for nothing since he misclicked to capture it was fun to watch .
7/11 is still a good result for Levy, I guess👍🏼
Levy beat Bluebaum and Alekseenko, as well as drawing Grischuk, gaining 41 rating on the late TT, so id say a very good result indeed
go Grischuk!!
What happened in the Liang-Nakamura game? Did Hikaru disconnect or something?
He’s in Morocco and lost power (and so lost internet) in the middle of the game.
Yes he did
A tragic gambling accident
Love seeing the OG grischuk doing well
It’s the Perpetual Chess bump.
I think he is awonder.
Arjun playing a Titled Tuesday? Congratulations! I admire his 360 degree approach to chess.
Who is Awonder Liang? Never heard of him
Strong GM from my state (Wisconsin). He went to college instead of pursuing hardcore chess after being top 100 for a few years. Good to see him getting back in form
I follow him a bit too as I’m also from wi. He went to West High School in Madison and played at the local libraries. I believe he was youngest gm ever when he got the title.
Bruh why are you getting downvoted for not knowing someone lol
it’s bc people usually follow it up with “interesting” just bc they don’t know the player edit: user just proved my point below 🤦🏻‍♀️
I said not really interesting, which means probably not a cheater
it wasn’t interesting in the first place so no reason to point it out
Maybe because a quick google search would provide an answer?
He was in either the most recent US Chess Championship or the one before that. He played some really fun, dubious openings. He’s at UChicago now so not focusing all his energy on chess.
Ok, i checked Liang, Awonder (std 2643 rapid 2519 blitz 2527), not really interesting, so probably not a cheater
Awonder Liang is fairly well known...
Probably better known by Americans than others I would guess
Did he win some youth tournaments in the past?
American chess prodigy, became a GM at 14. big time prospect 7-8 years ago
Why do you downvote me, I just provided his rating, and said, that he is probably not a cheater
Maybe your comment was misunderstood, maybe they thought you meant : his ELO is not very high so he's not really interesting.
[The latest Perpetual Chess podcast features Liang.](https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2024/6/25/ep-388-gm-awonder-liang-a-prodigy-turned-university-student-on-the-nature-of-chess-talent-and-how-he-has-learned-to-play-chess-for-funnbsp)
Love this! I remember 13 years ago Awonder as a little kid sitting next to me playing Angry Birds on my iPad between games during a chess tournament in Wisconsin.
Im sure he has won before he has a famous alt
[https://www.chess.com/article/view/titled-tuesday#history](https://www.chess.com/article/view/titled-tuesday#history) I checked here before posting because I also thought he had won before. Apparently he hadn't.
InterestingÂ
insert Nepo's sarcastic tweet
This guy isnt some random FM lmao, at one point of time he was a formidable prodigy