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Kimberly Liu WFM

Username: nicecream18

Playing Since: 2009-08-21 (Active)

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Daily: 1711
428W / 248L / 27D
Rapid: 2006
53W / 32L / 10D
Blitz: 2059
940W / 1091L / 127D
Bullet: 2148
374W / 436L / 55D

Biography

Kimberly Liu is a Woman FIDE Master and a lively chess streamer who makes the king’s Indian look like a dance move. With a career that stretches back to 2009, she embraces blitz with the same gusto she brings to her chatbox — fast, fearless, and occasionally mischievous. Beyond the board, she builds community, sharing tactics, games, and the occasional puzzle that leaves viewers both baffled and inspired.

Chess Journey

Kimberly’s rise has been a blend of study, stamina, and showmanship. A Blitz specialist by preference, she earned the Woman FIDE Master title from FIDE, a milestone that marks her as one of chess’s thoughtful competitors with a flair for rapid-fire battles. Her online presence is open, welcoming fans to join in blitz sessions, analysis streams, and friendly banter as she pieces together clever ideas under time pressure. For a quick look at her long-form performance, see

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  • Her peak Blitz rating is 2223 (2020-04-28).
  • She has demonstrated resilience across formats, including Rapid, Daily, and Bullet, while continuing to push creative openings and practical endgames.
  • Her streaming schedule blends education with entertainment, turning even a misstep into a teaching moment for viewers.

Opening Style and Highlights

Kimberly’s Blitz repertoire blends sharp, tactical ideas with practical mistakes that become powerful learning moments. She has explored a variety of openings, with a notable inclination toward aggressive lines and quick development. Expect a mix of vibrant gambits and solid defense that keeps opponents on their toes.

  • Amar Gambit and its relentless tempo in Blitz sessions.
  • French Defense family variations, offering robust, counterattacking chances.
  • A willingness to experiment with the Sicilian, Scotch, and Scandinavian themes in fast time controls.

Streaming and Community

Kimberly Liu shares her love of chess with a growing audience, hosting live Blitz battles, tactical breakdowns, and Q&A streams. Her channel is a space where fans can watch, learn, and laugh along as she navigates the clock and the board. You can connect with her on her profile page kimberlyliu.

  • Engaging live commentary that breaks down ideas in real time.
  • Viewer interaction that turns games into collaborative learning.
  • Regular streams that emphasize practical improvement and a bit of humor.

Notable Feats and Stats (at a glance)

While this biography keeps a modest profile, her peak numbers hint at a wide-ranging and long-running presence in competitive chess. See the embedded indicators for a snapshot of her peak ratings across time controls:

  • Peak Blitz rating: 2223 (2020-04-28)
  • Peak Rapid rating: 2203 (2021-01-30)
  • Peak Daily rating: 2074 (2020-09-28)
  • Peak Bullet rating: 2404 (2023-02-26)

Her long career includes extensive game histories, streaks, and opening performance across multiple formats, all contributing to a distinctive, entertaining, and educational chess persona on and off the screen.


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Coaching Feedback for Kimberly Liu

Hi Kimberly, you've shown great perseverance and tactical awareness in your recent games, especially in your latest Chess960 wins. Here are some points to build on for your continued growth:

Strengths

  • Active Piece Play: You frequently activated your knights and bishops effectively, creating pressure on your opponent’s position early on.
  • King Safety: You consistently prioritized castling (even in Chess960!), which helped consolidate your defense and connect your rooks smoothly.
  • Exploitation of Tactical Opportunities: In several games, you capitalized decisively on your opponent’s positional mistakes, resulting in strong winning attacks.
  • Endgame Technique: Your last win featured a clean finish using rooks and queens with precision—keep refining this strength.

Areas to Improve

  • Opening Repertoire and Preparation: In some losses, particularly in classical and daily formats, early moves led to passive positions. Consider reinforcing your opening knowledge and understand common plans and traps for lines you play regularly.
  • Time Management: You showed solid time usage overall, but occasionally spent extra time in critical moments. Practice maintaining steady time control to give yourself ample opportunity for calculation in crucial positions.
  • Defensive Awareness: A few games demonstrated vulnerabilities when under pressure, allowing your opponent to seize the initiative. Work on recognizing and parrying threats more actively in the midgame.
  • Pawn Structure and Central Control: Improving your understanding of how to maintain strong pawn centers or when to challenge opponent central pawns will enhance both your attacking and defensive play.

Next Steps

  • Review your recent games (especially losses) and identify critical turning points.
  • Study opening principles and experiment with a consistent opening setup in online games.
  • Practice keeping an eye on opponent threats and reinforcing your position with prophylactic moves.
  • Try solving tactical puzzles daily to sharpen your calculation skills further.

Keep up the hard work, Kimberly! With focused study and consistent practice, you’ll continue to improve your overall game strength and rating.



🆚 Opponent Insights

Recent Opponents
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pccat 0W / 1L / 0D View
mangekyovision 0W / 1L / 0D View
GarryCaspivarov 1W / 0L / 0D View
Most Played Opponents
groobz 427W / 8L / 9D View Games
Nathan Fong 133W / 99L / 21D View Games
Devina Devagharan 96W / 99L / 18D View Games
Rick Sun 71W / 135L / 0D View Games
Sean Vibbert 73W / 106L / 16D View Games

Rating

Year Bullet Blitz Rapid Daily
2025 2059 2006
2024 2148 2079 2006 1711
2023 2148 2078 2006 1684
2022 2378 1530 2079 1681
2021 2307 1805 2013 1762
2020 2273 1937 2201 2049
2019 1857 2132 1964
2018 1834 2041 1840
2017 1511 1826 1777
2016 1561 1669 1641
2015 1567 1550
2014 1547
2013 1485 1574 1722
2012 1519 1566
2011 1153 1552 1071 1455
2010 1200 1306 1144 1455
2009 1293 1206
Rating by Year2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202523781071YearRatingBulletBlitzRapidDaily

Stats by Year

Year White Black Moves
2025 8W / 3L / 1D 15W / 3L / 1D 62.5
2024 19W / 6L / 0D 15W / 7L / 2D 49.9
2023 101W / 41L / 6D 88W / 53L / 15D 62.3
2022 70W / 17L / 12D 74W / 34L / 11D 60.1
2021 358W / 198L / 20D 338W / 206L / 26D 69.4
2020 1102W / 889L / 88D 1012W / 930L / 89D 62.7
2019 47W / 47L / 2D 43W / 45L / 9D 64.4
2018 83W / 87L / 7D 78W / 98L / 11D 65.8
2017 42W / 86L / 9D 48W / 93L / 0D 59.1
2016 4W / 4L / 0D 3W / 2L / 3D 76.3
2015 1W / 2L / 0D 1W / 1L / 0D 71.6
2014 37W / 15L / 4D 30W / 17L / 2D 39.5
2013 30W / 21L / 1D 32W / 21L / 1D 53.0
2012 41W / 57L / 9D 46W / 59L / 11D 59.4
2011 163W / 175L / 8D 197W / 192L / 12D 65.6
2010 53W / 55L / 4D 49W / 62L / 3D 41.0
2009 6W / 18L / 1D 10W / 15L / 0D 43.1

Openings: Most Played

Daily Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Sicilian Defense: Closed 53 28 24 1 52.8%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 50 33 15 2 66.0%
Scandinavian Defense 42 25 17 0 59.5%
Czech Defense 41 32 6 3 78.0%
QGD: Chigorin, 3.cxd5 41 34 6 1 82.9%
Alekhine Defense 32 21 8 3 65.6%
Philidor Defense 28 14 12 2 50.0%
French Defense: Advance Variation 21 6 14 1 28.6%
French Defense 18 11 7 0 61.1%
King's Indian Attack 17 8 9 0 47.1%
Blitz Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 266 208 52 6 78.2%
French Defense 201 137 60 4 68.2%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 200 85 108 7 42.5%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 159 79 74 6 49.7%
Unknown 141 61 79 1 43.3%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 139 63 69 7 45.3%
Unknown Opening* 137 80 42 15 58.4%
Barnes Defense 134 91 40 3 67.9%
Scotch Game 128 67 53 8 52.3%
Scandinavian Defense 127 83 37 7 65.3%
Rapid Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Scotch Game 21 16 5 0 76.2%
Sicilian Defense: Closed 19 15 4 0 79.0%
French Defense: Advance Variation 16 14 2 0 87.5%
French Defense 15 11 3 1 73.3%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 15 5 7 3 33.3%
London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation 10 5 4 1 50.0%
Blackburne Shilling Gambit 10 10 0 0 100.0%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 10 3 6 1 30.0%
Scandinavian Defense 9 5 4 0 55.6%
Amazon Attack 8 5 1 2 62.5%
Bullet Opening Games Wins Losses Draws Win Rate
Amar Gambit 398 155 225 18 38.9%
Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation 195 103 88 4 52.8%
French Defense 182 88 89 5 48.4%
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 131 44 82 5 33.6%
Barnes Defense 118 52 61 5 44.1%
French Defense: Exchange Variation 98 47 46 5 48.0%
Modern 84 40 41 3 47.6%
Scandinavian Defense 75 34 39 2 45.3%
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation 70 25 44 1 35.7%
Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit 68 28 33 7 41.2%

🔥 Streaks

Streak Longest Current
Winning 32 2
Losing 31 0
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