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Yu, Robin
🇬🇧FIDE 343401333· Male· England· Born in 1969
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Robin Yu, a 57-year-old English player, is rated 1686 — just 18 short of his peak of 1704 (Feb 2026, age 57). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Apr 2023 and May 2024. Recent appearances: 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U1900 and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Major. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz) recently.
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd1559·Blz1612
All-time high
1704
−18 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 57
Feb 2026 · age 57
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#115,041
#115,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1704
at age 57 · −18 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1378 → 1623
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 55
Mar 2024
2023
100th English 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1372
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
1628 → 1686
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
4W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #25 | 2526 | -17.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 1992 | +76.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,813
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#80,282
in continent
World
#115,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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