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Wu, Derek
FM🇺🇸FIDE 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
Feb 2024 · age 22
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,388 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
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
Evolution
-17
2232 → 2215
Tournaments
9
69 games
Score
39.5/ 6957.2%
28W23D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsVito Nimac-Kalcina1,927·S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025"·R1·-16.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #97 | 2079 | -29.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #85 | 2159 | -17.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #5 | 2263 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #34 | 2326 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/10 | #6 | 2342 | +43.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #58 | 2163 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/6 | #138 | 1934 | -39.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #24 | 2316 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/8 | #26 | 2147 | -13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKeaton KiewraIM
🇺🇸USA·2266
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsZoran NovoselskiIM
🇷🇸SRB·2210
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2023
View head-to-head →
vsRochelle WuFM
🇺🇸USA·2199
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsPranav SenthilkumarCM
🇺🇸USA·2051
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2019
View head-to-head →
vsSrdjan SaleIM
🇭🇷CRO·2245
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#265
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#812
in continent
World
#7,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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Europe
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