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Shen Yu, Frank
🇿🇦FIDE 14360144· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Frank Shen Yu, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1634 — just 21 short of his peak of 1655 (Jan 2026, age 17). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025. Recent appearances: Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U18) and Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship).
At junior level, he reached #65, #33 and #20 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1634
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1655
−21 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#134,193
#134,193 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
65th South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1655
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1655
at age 17 · −21 from today
Jan 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1561 → returned at 1575
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1292 → 1562
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+59
1575 → 1634
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7/ 1070.0%
6W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/1 | #12 | 2450 | -20.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 2370 | +79.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#757
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#5,440
in continent
World
#134,185
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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