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XA
Xu, Alan
🇺🇸FIDE 30956188· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011
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Alan Xu, a 15-year-old American player, is rated 1918 — just 29 short of his peak of 1947 (Feb 2026, age 15). He is on a breakout run, having gained +175 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major, 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U14, and 41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2023.
At junior level, he reached #66, #93, #33 and #15 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1768
All-time high
1947
−29 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1947
at age 15 · −29 from today
Feb 2026
2025
66th American U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1946
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+485 Elo)
1278 → 1763
Jun 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1278 → returned at 1349
Aug 2022
93rd American U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1289
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Championsperf 2093 (+147) · 3/6 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
+175
1743 → 1918
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
12.5/ 2550.0%
12W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsLevon He1,998·41st Annual GM Denker National Tournament of High School State Champions·R4·-17.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #6 | 1768 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #18 | 2043 | +80.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #18 | 2093 | +74.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #16 | 1964 | +47.6 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,214
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,793
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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