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Lu, Yiding

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FIDEFIDE 30970237· Male· United States of America· Born in 2011

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Yiding Lu, a 15-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2092 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open, 2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U18, and 2025 Seattle Seafair Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North American Youth Blitz) recently. His peak of 2213 was reached at age 13 (May 2024).

Awarded CM in 2023 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #76 in U14, World #51 in U12 and #50 nationally in U16.

Current rating

2092

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1974

All-time high

2213

−121 pts below
May 2024 · age 13

Activity

47

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#671 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
50th American U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2100
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 14
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 13
Oct 2024
76th U14 player worldwide
at age 13 · rated 2213
May 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 13
May 2024
All-time peak 2213
at age 13 · −121 from today
May 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U18
perf 2276 (+176) · 5/8 · #19
Top opponent
vs Jingyun (ryan) YangFM 2,372
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U18 · Aug 2025 · +33.1 Elo
Evolution
+55
2037 → 2092
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
10W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Gondor Open
Swiss
Apr 20264/5#22044-8.0
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U18
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/8#192276+58.0
2025 Seattle Seafair Open
Swiss
Jul 20252.5/3#282083+5.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsStephen WillyFM
🇺🇸USA·2281
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsVidip KonaCM
🇺🇸USA·2206
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2024
View head-to-head →
vsTed WangFM
🇺🇸USA·2195
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings

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United States of America
#490
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,693
in continent
World
#16,149
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
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
...
490🇺🇸Lu, Yiding2,092
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
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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
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2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,696
7
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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
...
1693🇺🇸Lu, Yiding2,092
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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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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16149🇺🇸Lu, Yiding2,092