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Yu, Matthew
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30985218· Male· United States of America· Born in 2015
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Matthew Yu, a 11-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2070 — his current career high and ranked 13th among American players under 12, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major, 2026 Tim Just Winter Open XLII - Major, and 2025 Chicago Fall Open - Major.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #100 in U12, World #15 in U10 and World #12 in U8.
Current rating
2070
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1829
All-time high
2070
at best
Jun 2026 · age 11
Jun 2026 · age 11
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · American players under 12 · of 396
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100th U12 player worldwide
at age 11 · rated 2070
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2070
at age 11
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 11
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 10
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 10
Oct 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 10
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+139
1931 → 2070
Tournaments
9
35 games
Score
19.5/ 3555.7%
13W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/8 | #107 | 2043 | +5.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2713 | +42.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2155 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #20 | 2042 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 2029 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/4 | #37 | 1886 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #19 | 2531 | +106.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/3 | #32 | 1817 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/3 | #41 | 1073 | -82.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#549
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,928
in continent
World
#18,413
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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