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Yu, Yang
🇺🇸FIDE 30997305· Male· United States of America· Born in 2015
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Yang Yu, a 11-year-old American player, is rated 1967 — just 12 short of his peak of 1979 (May 2026, age 11) and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 12. He is climbing fast, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Expert, 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert, and 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major. Also played 1 rapid (including CCC Rapid - September 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Carolinas Classic - Blitz Championship (1700 and over)) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #21 in U10, World #9 in U8 and #26 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1967
Standard
Rpd1653·Blz1881
All-time high
1979
−12 pts below
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#239 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1979
at age 11 · −12 from today
May 2026
6-month rising streak
+108 Elo
May 2026
26th American U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1978
Apr 2026
2025
21st U10 player worldwide
at age 10 · rated 1934
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+464 Elo)
1402 → 1866
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 9
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+96
1871 → 1967
Tournaments
14
76 games
Score
40/ 7652.6%
36W15D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #17 | 1957 | -5.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #26 | 1957 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2268 | +75.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 1951 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #79 | 1918 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #13 | 2049 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | #48 | 1874 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #9 | 1610 | -48.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #23 | 2054 | +69.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #32 | 1787 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#918
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#3,545
in continent
World
#33,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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