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Xu, Grant
FM🇺🇸FIDE 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 3% 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). Earned a IM norm at 2023 New York Winter Invitationals - IM D. 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
Feb 2026 · age 29
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#170 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
21 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2301 → 2298
Tournaments
11
36 games
Score
25/ 3669.4%
22W6D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #19 | 1961 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2830 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #11 | 1488 | -10.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2366 | +19.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #1 | 2737 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #4 | 2238 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2790 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2236 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2787 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2307 | +2.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#170
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#463
in continent
World
#4,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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