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Lin, Julian M
🇺🇸FIDE 2068001· Male· United States of America· Born in 1992
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Julian M Lin, a 34-year-old American player, is rated 2021 — just 4 short of his peak of 2025 (Feb 2026, age 34). He is currently in the 2000–2050 range. 20 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 FIDE CM & S Azhar Memorial Championship - MXA, 2026 Daniel Naroditsky Memorial New Year Open - MXA, and 2025 Thanksgiving Class Warfare FIDE Championship - MXA. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2011–2013) and 100 months (2016–2024).
At junior level, he reached #68 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2021
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2025
−4 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 34
Feb 2026 · age 34
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,429
#24,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2025
at age 34 · −4 from today
Feb 2026
2016
Inactive for 100 months
paused at 2011 → returned at 2009
Jan 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Nov 2015
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1981 → 2023
Jan 2015
2014
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
2004 → 2021
Tournaments
4
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
7W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #33 | 1962 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #19 | 2765 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #49 | 922 | -17.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #6 | 2220 | +11.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Thanksgiving Class Warfare FIDE Championship - MXA (-17.0 Elo, finished #49).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#691
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#2,550
in continent
World
#24,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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