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Shu, John

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FIDEFIDE 3268128· Male· Australia· Born in 2014

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John Shu, a 12-year-old Australian player, is rated 1654 — just 16 short of his peak of 1670 (Aug 2024, age 10). He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini, and 2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender.

At junior level, he reached #18 and #6 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

1654

Standard

Rpd1643·Blz1599

All-time high

1670

−16 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 10

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#126,714

#126,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+89 Elo)
1522 → 1611
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 11
Jun 2025
18th Australian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1670
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Oceania Youth Championship U12 Open
perf 2411 (+875) · 5/5 · #30
Top opponent
vs Taifeng (Matt) Lyu 1,948
2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender · Jan 2026 · +14.9 Elo
Evolution
+58
1596 → 1654
Tournaments
6
44 games
Score
24/ 4454.5%
17W14D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsChristian Lagarez1,710·2025 NSWCA August Weekender·R5·+25.6
2.[W]vsKamal Jain1,681·2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender·R1·+23.8
3.[W]vsChris Belton1,613·2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini·R5·+17.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNoah Zi1,447·2025 Oceania Youth Championship U12 Open·R5·-25.0
2.[L]vsZariya Mahajan1,567·2026 NSW Open U1600·R7·-24.9
3.[L]vsEmmanuel Vardakis1,630·2025 NSWCA August Weekender·R6·-18.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 NSW Open U1600
Open Swiss
Jun 20264/5#471864-8.8
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/6#1021688-32.8
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Mini
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/6#42374+63.6
2026 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/6#211869+71.6
2025 Oceania Youth Championship U12 Open
Swiss
Dec 20255/5#302411-59.2
2025 NSWCA August Weekender
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/6#721572-20.0
Worst Elo result: 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U12 Open (-59.2 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

/
Australia
#928
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#18,553
in continent
World
#126,708
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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9
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10
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928🇦🇺Shu, John1,654
Asia-Pacific
1
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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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7
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8
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9
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