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Lu, Maximillian

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FIDEFIDE 2096242· Male· United States of America· Born in 2005

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Maximillian Lu, a 21-year-old American International Master, is rated 2441 — just 1 short of his peak of 2442 (Aug 2022, age 17) 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 (≈62/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 7 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

2441

Standard

Rpd2263·Blz2290

All-time high

2442

−1 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 17

Activity

93

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

93 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 1%

#65 · American players · of 4,932

Career timeline

26 entries
2026
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

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 U.S. Masters
perf 2580 (+169) · 6.5/9 · #18
Top opponent
vs Tuan Minh LeGM 2,598
2025 U.S. Masters · Nov 2025 · +7.5 Elo
Evolution
+49
2392 → 2441
Tournaments
11
94 games
Score
51/ 9454.3%
32W38D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTuan Minh LeGM2,598·2025 U.S. Masters·R8·+7.5
2.[W]vsGleb DudinGM2,596·2026 Saint Louis Masters·R8·+7.1
3.[W]vsLevan PantsulaiaGM2,520·Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS·R8·+6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (37) - A
Round-Robin
Mar 20265/9#22429+0.9
2026 Saint Louis Masters
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#222556+16.3
2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - Six Day GM A
Round-Robin
Jan 20265/9#52478+8.3
Cerrado GM 2 Barcelona Navidad 2025
Round-Robin
Dec 20255/9#32426+4.8
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20256.5/9#182580+23.3
1st Annual Washington Dulles Open
Swiss
Nov 20253/3#282758-7.2
Almaty Region Open - Qonaev CUP 2025 (MASTERS)
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/9#372452+7.7
Oskemen Open 2025 MASTERS
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#332397+0.9
Vezerkepzo GM July 2025
Round-Robin
Jul 20255/9#42426+4.3
S: Zadar GM Norm Tournament 2025
Round-Robin
Jul 20255/9#42428+4.7
Hot streak: 5 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·2356
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLiam PutnamIM
🇺🇸USA·2497
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAaron JacobsonIM
🇺🇸USA·2364
+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

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United States of America
#65
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#136
in continent
World
#1,125
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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7
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8
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9
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10
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65🇺🇸Lu, Maximillian2,441
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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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
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2,653
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136🇺🇸Lu, Maximillian2,441
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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1125🇺🇸Lu, Maximillian2,441