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Yu, Jonathan

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FIDEFIDE 2606828· Male· Canada· Born in 1989

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Jonathan Yu, a 37-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2005. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 9 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Montreal Open, 2025 Toronto Open Crown, and 2025 Eastern Ontario Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Montreal Open Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2157 was reached at age 26 (Sep 2015, Canadian #87 at the time).

Current rating

2005

Standard

Rpd2036·Blz1863

All-time high

2157

−152 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 26

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#26,724

#26,724 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2024 → returned at 2009
Dec 2022
2018
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2052 → returned at 2024
Dec 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 28
May 2017
2015
Peak Canadian rank: #87
at age 26 · rated 2157
Sep 2015
All-time peak 2157
at age 26 · −152 from today
Sep 2015
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
2014 → 2146
Aug 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-43
2048 → 2005
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
1W5D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYilin LiWFM1,922·2025 Montreal Open·R4·-12.3
2.[L]vsDaniel ZhangCM1,922·2025 Toronto Open Crown·R3·-12.3
3.[L]vsCharaf Bassel2,003·2025 Montreal Open·R6·-10.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Montreal Open
Open Swiss
Sep 20250/3#731278-28.6
2025 Toronto Open Crown
Swiss
Aug 20250.5/3#341812-18.6
2025 Eastern Ontario Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/5#10—+20.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Montreal Open (-28.6 Elo, finished #73).

Most-Played Opponents

vsAlex Ferreira
🇨🇦CAN·1905
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsNicholas VetteseIM
🇨🇦CAN·2396
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsVictor PlotkinFM
🇨🇦CAN·2279
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsGeordie DerraughCM
🇨🇦CAN·2177
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJoseph F. Bellissimo
🇨🇦CAN·2167
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2016
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Rankings

/
Canada
#195
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#2,796
in continent
World
#26,724
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
1
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2
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3
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2,485
4
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5
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2,459
6
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2,454
6
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2,454
8
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2,427
9
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2,419
10
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2,414
...
195🇨🇦Yu, Jonathan2,005
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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2796🇨🇦Yu, Jonathan2,005
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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26724🇨🇦Yu, Jonathan2,005