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Wu, Derek

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FIDEFIDE 30914558· Male· United States of America· Born in 2002

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Derek Wu, a 24-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2215 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2196 and 2278 over the past 2 years. 69 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master, 2026 Dreaming King Open, and 35th Annual North American Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including B: 8th Necujam Blitz Tournament - NBT 2025) recently. His peak of 2295 was reached at age 22 (Feb 2024).

Awarded FM in 2022 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #13, #31, #35 and #46 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2215

Standard

Rpd2174·Blz2243

All-time high

2295

80 pts below
Feb 2024 · age 22

Activity

49

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#7,388 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 23
Sep 2025
2024
67th American 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2295
May 2024
All-time peak 2295
at age 22 · −80 from today
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Sep 2023
500 career games
at age 21
Sep 2023
2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
Aug 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Slovakia Chess Open PIESTANY 2025 - OPEN A
perf 2316 (+120) · 4.5/7 · #24
Top opponent
vs Arman MikaelyanGM 2,493
35th Annual North American Open · Dec 2025 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
-17
22322215
Tournaments
9
69 games
Score
39.5/ 6957.2%
28W23D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
May 20263/7#972079-29.2
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/7#852159-17.8
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#52263+9.4
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/9#342326+27.0
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/10#62342+43.2
Swiss
Jul 20255/9#582163-13.0
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/6#1381934-39.0
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/7#242316+16.4
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/8#262147-13.6
Worst Elo result: 41 Open Internacional Andorra (-39.0 Elo, finished #138).

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Rankings

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United States of America
#265
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#812
in continent
World
#7,388
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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4
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5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
265🇺🇸Wu, Derek2,215
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
812🇺🇸Wu, Derek2,215
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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7388🇺🇸Wu, Derek2,215