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LK
Lu, Karson
🇨🇦FIDE 2661756· Male· Canada· Born in 2017
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Karson Lu, a 9-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1886 — his current career high and ranked 71st among players worldwide under 10. He is on a breakout run, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open, Reykjavik Open 2026, and 2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Open Championship Crown Section. Also played 3 rapid (including 2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Rapid Championship Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #65 in U10 and World #7 in U8.
Current rating
1886
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz1717
All-time high
1886
at best
May 2026 · age 9
May 2026 · age 9
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#71
#71 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,705
Career timeline
11 entries2026
65th U10 player worldwide
at age 9 · rated 1886
May 2026
All-time peak 1886
at age 9
May 2026
100 career games
at age 9
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 9
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1632 → 1823
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 8
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+127
1759 → 1886
Tournaments
15
95 games
Score
53/ 9555.8%
45W16D34L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #37 | 1798 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #148 | 2056 | +83.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #7 | 1693 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1991 | +66.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/2 | #19 | 2578 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/6 | #132 | 1782 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #23 | 1726 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/6 | #61 | 1736 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 8.5/10 | #9 | 1955 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #16 | 1771 | +16.8 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#404
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#5,695
in continent
World
#51,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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