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Yoo, Christopher Woojin
GM🇺🇸FIDE 30909694· Male· United States of America· Born in 2006
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Christopher Woojin Yoo, a 20-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2607 — just 9 short of his peak of 2616 (Aug 2024, age 18) and ranked 1st among American players under 20, and 142nd worldwide. He has held steady between 2600 and 2625 for 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent appearances: 24th Pafnutieff Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over and 23rd Konig Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over. Also played 1 rapid (including 2nd Spy's Mate Rapid - 1800 and Over) and 4 blitz events (including 2026 February Mechanics Blitz #2 - 1800 and Over) recently. He reached World #134 in Apr 2026.
Awarded GM in 2022 (age 16), IM in 2019 (age 13), and FM in 2017 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #8 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #2 in U16, World #2 in U14, World #2 in U12 and World #35 in U10.
Current rating
2607
Standard
Rpd2501·Blz2578
All-time high
2616
−9 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 18
Aug 2024 · age 18
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · American players under 20 · of 291
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Peak World rank: #134
at age 20 · rated 2607
Apr 2026
2025
8th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2607
Jul 2025
Peak American rank: #14
at age 19 · rated 2607
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 19
Jun 2025
2024
4th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2616
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2616
at age 18 · −9 from today
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2607 → 2607
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
6.5/ 792.9%
6W1D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2305 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2722 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBrandon JacobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2594
+7 −8 =3
18 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsAndrew HongGM
🇺🇸USA·2592
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMark HeimannGM
🇺🇸USA·2479
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAbhimanyu MishraGM
🇺🇸USA·2638
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsKassa KorleyIM
🇩🇰DEN·2424
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Apr 2022
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Rankings
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United States of America
#16
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#19
in continent
World
#142
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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