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Lu, Ming
IM🇺🇸FIDE 30930880· Male· United States of America· Born in 2006
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Ming Lu, a 20-year-old American International Master, is rated 2234 and sitting in the top 5% of American players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2197 and 2306 over the past 2 years. 88 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hong Kong International Open 2025, 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group A, and 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A. His peak of 2387 was reached at age 15 (Sep 2021).
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 16) and FM in 2022 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #40 in U16 and #20, #18, #11, #20 and #29 nationally in U20, U18, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2234
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2208
All-time high
2387
−153 pts below
Sep 2021 · age 15
Sep 2021 · age 15
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#249 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
18 entries2025
20th American U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2277
Feb 2025
2024
18th American U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2306
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Aug 2024
2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 16 · 2022 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2022
40th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2382
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open(Aksu, Xinjiang)Group A · Aug 2025 · +15.3 Elo
Evolution
-20
2254 → 2234
Tournaments
10
88 games
Score
42/ 8847.7%
32W20D36L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #52 | 2083 | -38.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #36 | 2271 | +12.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #27 | 2270 | +15.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2238 | +8.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2406 | +33.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2232 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 2.5/9 | #9 | 2236 | -5.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #3 | 2273 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/7 | #102 | 1995 | -47.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #33 | 2260 | +1.0 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#249
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#721
in continent
World
#6,502
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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