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Yu, Tianxiang Carlos
🇨🇳FIDE 39922723· Male· China· Born in 2008
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Tianxiang Carlos Yu, a 18-year-old Chinese player, is rated 2183 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +262 Elo over the past 12 months. 104 rated games in the past year (≈82/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, Int. Graz Open 2026 - B, and Hong Kong International Open 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) and 6 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently.
Competes for China since Nov 2025. At junior level, he reached #19 and #22 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2183
Standard
Rpd1871·Blz1970
All-time high
2183
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
79
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#551 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2183
at age 18
Jun 2026
19th Chinese U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2033
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2026
2025
Switched federation: USA → CHN
at age 17
Nov 2025
100 career games
at age 17
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+244
1939 → 2183
Tournaments
12
91 games
Score
43.5/ 9147.8%
28W31D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #76 | 2190 | +72.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #73 | 2331 | +176.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #40 | 1831 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #61 | 1957 | +70.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/8 | #70 | 1717 | -84.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #94 | 1754 | -69.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/10 | #93 | 1910 | -13.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2097 | +55.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/5 | #27 | 1818 | -20.3 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 "the Belt and Road" China International Chess Open (Bengbu, Anhui)Group A (-84.8 Elo, finished #70).
Rankings
/
China
#145
out of 1,872 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,423
in continent
World
#9,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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