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YJ
Yu, Jonathan
🇨🇦FIDE 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
Sep 2015 · age 26
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,724
#26,724 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2022
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
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/3 | #73 | 1278 | -28.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/3 | #34 | 1812 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | — | +20.0 |
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
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