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Lu, Maximillian
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2096242· Male· United States of America· Born in 2005
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Maximillian Lu, a 21-year-old American International Master, is rated 2466 and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (37) - A, 2026 Saint Louis Masters, and 2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - Six Day GM A. Also played 1 rapid (including Astra chess Cup - 5 stage) and 8 blitz events (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Blitz Championship) recently. He reached American #64 in Aug 2022.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 17), FM in 2017 (age 12), and CM in 2014 (age 9). Earned a GM norm at 1000GM NY Summer Norm Invitational - GM A 2023. At junior level, he reached World #76 in U20, World #36 in U18, World #27 in U16, World #15 in U14, World #6 in U12 and World #37 in U10.
Current rating
2466
Standard
Rpd2263·Blz2294
All-time high
2466
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
109 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#56 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
26 entries2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Jan 2026
2024
76th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2405
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 19
Jun 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 18
Sep 2023
2022
Peak American rank: #64
at age 17 · rated 2442
Aug 2022
36th U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2442
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+74
2392 → 2466
Tournaments
12
112 games
Score
59.5/ 11253.1%
44W46D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2624 | +20.7 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #33 | 2474 | +4.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #2 | 2429 | +0.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #22 | 2556 | +16.3 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 2478 | +8.3 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #3 | 2426 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #18 | 2580 | +23.3 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #28 | 2758 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #37 | 2452 | +7.7 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #33 | 2397 | +0.9 |
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Sena
🇩🇴DOM·1945
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsAleksandr OstrovskiyIM
🇺🇸USA·2373
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLiam PutnamIM
🇺🇸USA·2503
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAaron JacobsonIM
🇺🇸USA·2360
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMajur Juac
🇺🇸USA·1992
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2018
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#56
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#106
in continent
World
#860
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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