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Xu, Joey
🇨🇦FIDE 2640880· Male· Canada· Born in 2009
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Joey Xu, a 17-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1896 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +134 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Keres Memorial Premier, 2026 Grand Pacific Open Premier Section, and 2026 BC Open Fide Classical Open.
At junior level, he reached #38, #50 and #30 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1896
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1896
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#49,097
#49,097 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
38th Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1896
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1896
at age 17
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 16
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+291 Elo)
1502 → 1793
Sep 2024
50th Canadian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1788
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+134
1762 → 1896
Tournaments
6
37 games
Score
18.5/ 3750.0%
15W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 1922 | +16.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 1971 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #18 | 2046 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #28 | 1792 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #42 | 1926 | +67.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 1983 | +24.0 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Canada
#378
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#5,401
in continent
World
#49,096
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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