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Xu, Grant

FM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2052318· Male· United States of America· Born in 1997

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Grant Xu, a 29-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2298 — just 22 short of his peak of 2320 (Feb 2026, age 29) and sitting in the top 4% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2240 and 2320 over the past 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 February-March Marshall Mondays Round 4-6, 2026 February-March Marshall Mondays Round 1-3, and 2025 December - 2026 February Marshall Mondays Round 6. He took a 21-month break between Sep 2014 and Jul 2016.

Awarded FM in 2024 (age 27). At junior level, he reached World #85 in U14 and #18, #23 and #27 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2298

Standard

Rpd2166·Blz2186

All-time high

2320

−22 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 29

Activity

35

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#174 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
66th American 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2320
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2320
at age 29 · −22 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Mar 2025
7-month rising streak
+68 Elo
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Sebastian Lukas KostolanskyIM 2,429
2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - IM C · Jan 2026 · +13.0 Elo
Evolution
-3
2301 → 2298
Tournaments
11
36 games
Score
25/ 3669.4%
22W6D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 February-March Marshall Mondays Round 4-6
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/2#191961-18.4
2026 February-March Marshall Mondays Round 1-3
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#32830+6.6
2025 December - 2026 February Marshall Mondays Round 6
Swiss
Feb 20260/1#111488-10.8
2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - IM C
Round-Robin
Jan 20265.5/9#32366+19.4
2025 December - 2026 February Marshall Mondays Round 1-5
Swiss
Dec 20254/4#12737+11.8
Worst Elo result: 13th NY International Super Swiss Championship (-22.0 Elo, finished #51).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#174
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#467
in continent
World
#4,158
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
174🇺🇸Xu, Grant2,298
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
467🇺🇸Xu, Grant2,298
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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4158🇺🇸Xu, Grant2,298