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YL
Yang, Lucas
🇺🇸FIDE 30994926· Male· United States of America· Born in 2014
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Lucas Yang, a 12-year-old American player, is rated 1929 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 12. He is on a breakout run, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400, 2026 April Marshall Premier FIDE - Open, and 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major. Also played 1 rapid (including Marshall Masters 61) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Charlotte Elite Camp Blitz) recently. His peak of 1971 was reached at age 12 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached World #52 in U8 and #22 and #38 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1929
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz1913
All-time high
1971
−42 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 12
Feb 2026 · age 12
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#315 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
10 entries2026
22nd American U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1971
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1971
at age 12 · −42 from today
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 11
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+408 Elo)
1491 → 1899
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+141
1788 → 1929
Tournaments
10
34 games
Score
17/ 3450.0%
13W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #51 | 1820 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #34 | 1701 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #98 | 1895 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #11 | 2329 | +90.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #51 | 1963 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #83 | 1887 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #89 | 1840 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #55 | 2672 | +44.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #32 | 2038 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #39 | 1851 | +2.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,147
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,505
in continent
World
#41,205
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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