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Lyu, Taifeng (Matt)
🇦🇺FIDE 3242226· Male· Australia· Born in 2009
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Taifeng (Matt) Lyu, a 17-year-old Australian player, is rated 2037 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +108 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sydney International Open - Championships, 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender, and 2026 Australian Reserves. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 City of Sydney Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Sydney International Open - Blitz) recently. He took a 56-month break between May 2019 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #6, #9, #5 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz2001
All-time high
2037
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22,325
#22,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 2037
at age 17
May 2026
100 career games
at age 17
May 2026
6th Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2029
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Nov 2025
9th Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2014
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
2014 → 2037
Tournaments
7
55 games
Score
36/ 5565.5%
27W18D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #23 | 2063 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 2254 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/11 | #4 | 2061 | +66.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #19 | 1957 | -54.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2026 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #48 | 2014 | -39.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2181 | +84.8 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#110
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,888
in continent
World
#22,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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