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Yu, Alex
🇨🇦FIDE 2684497· Male· Canada· Born in 2003
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Alex Yu, a 23-year-old Canadian player, is rated 2072 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 84 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 2026 BC Open Fide Classical U2000. His peak of 2156 was reached at age 23 (Mar 2026, Canadian #78 at the time).
Current rating
2072
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2156
−84 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 23
Mar 2026 · age 23
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,193 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
Peak Canadian rank: #78
at age 23 · rated 2156
Mar 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 23
Mar 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2156
at age 23 · −84 from today
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
2156 · at age 23
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-84
2156 → 2072
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
5.5/ 691.7%
5W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/5 | #2 | 1849 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#129
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#1,900
in continent
World
#18,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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