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Yu, Zong Yang
FM🇨🇦INACTIVE · since February 2025FIDE 2616688· Male· Canada· Born in 1999
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Zong Yang Yu, a 27-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2383 — just 23 short of his peak of 2406 (Feb 2018, age 19) and ranked 17th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 17 rated games per year and took a 63-month break between Oct 2019 and Feb 2025 (COVID-19 included). He reached Canadian #15 in Feb 2018.
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 17). Earned a IM norm at 2017 Canadian Closed CC. At junior level, he reached World #100 in U20, World #84 in U18, World #45 in U14 and #5 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2383
Standard
Rpd2287·Blz—
All-time high
2406
−23 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 19
Feb 2018 · age 19
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#17
#17 · Canadian players · of 1,680
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2383 → still inactive
Feb 2025
2019
Inactive for 63 months
paused at 2387 → returned at 2383
Oct 2019
2018
Peak Canadian rank: #15
at age 19 · rated 2406
Feb 2018
100th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2406
Feb 2018
Crossed 2400
at age 19
Feb 2018
All-time peak 2406
at age 19 · −23 from today
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2383 → 2383
Most-Played Opponents
vsOlivier-Kenta Chiku-RatteIM
🇨🇦CAN·2346
+4 −4 =5
13 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2434
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsThanh Nha DuongIM
🇨🇦CAN·2141
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsShawn Rodrigue-LemieuxGM
🇨🇦CAN·2533
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsHugues Masse
🇨🇦CAN·2095
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2018
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Rankings
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Canada
#17
out of 1,859 players
Americas
#235
in continent
World
#2,001
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Canada
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Americas
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World
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