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Xu, Daniel
FM🇨🇦INACTIVE · since January 2025FIDE 2627345· Male· Canada· Born in 2008
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Daniel Xu, a 18-year-old Canadian FIDE Master, is rated 2177 and sitting in the top 4% of Canadian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays around 47 rated games per year. His peak of 2309 was reached at age 15 (Aug 2023, Canadian #26 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 15) and CM in 2022 (age 14). Earned a IM norm at 2023 North American Junior U20 - Open. At junior level, he reached World #100 in U16, World #66 in U14, World #16 in U10, World #70 in U8 and #6 and #5 nationally in U18 and U12.
Current rating
2177
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1988
All-time high
2309
−132 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 15
Aug 2023 · age 15
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#65 · Canadian players · of 1,680
Career timeline
19 entries2025
6th Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2177
Jan 2025
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2177 → still inactive
Jan 2025
2023
Peak Canadian rank: #26
at age 15 · rated 2309
Aug 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Aug 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Aug 2023
All-time peak 2309
at age 15 · −132 from today
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2177 → 2177
Most-Played Opponents
vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2434
+2 −9 =1
12 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsOlivier-Kenta Chiku-RatteIM
🇨🇦CAN·2346
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMatthew Zhu
🇨🇦CAN·2010
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsAbdelaziz Mahdjoubi
🇨🇦CAN·1748
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsRafael AdamCM
🇨🇦CAN·2212
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
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Canada
#76
out of 1,859 players
Americas
#1,042
in continent
World
#9,441
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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