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Wu, Nolan
🇨🇦FIDE 2644681· Male· Canada· Born in 2010
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Nolan Wu, a 16-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2049 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +178 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Spring Chess Championship - Over 2000, and 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900. Also played 5 rapid (including 2026 Chess4Win March Open Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8, #10 and #11 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2049
Standard
Rpd1925·Blz1950
All-time high
2049
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#896 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
10 entries2026
8th Canadian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2049
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2049
at age 16
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 15
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+356 Elo)
1478 → 1834
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+120
1929 → 2049
Tournaments
9
40 games
Score
23/ 4057.5%
16W14D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #16 | 2147 | +47.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #77 | 2177 | +57.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #12 | 1004 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #33 | 2038 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #7 | 2110 | +56.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #8 | 2009 | +12.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #32 | 1816 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #22 | 1967 | -23.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #28 | 1850 | -3.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Spring Chess Championship - Over 2000 (-28.0 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
/
Canada
#145
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#2,197
in continent
World
#20,907
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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