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Fu, James
🇨🇦FIDE 39971341· Male· Canada· Born in 2017
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James Fu, a 9-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1574. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Keres Memorial Premier, 2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Open Championship U2000 Section, and 2026 BC Open Fide Classical U2000. Also played 1 rapid (including 2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Rapid Championship Open Section) and 1 blitz events (including 2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 1608 was reached at age 9 (Mar 2026).
Competes for Canada since Jan 2026. At junior level, he reached #23 and #4 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1574
Standard
Rpd1560·Blz1565
All-time high
1608
−34 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 9
Mar 2026 · age 9
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#156,996
#156,996 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
23rd Canadian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1608
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1535 → 1608
Mar 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1608
at age 9 · −34 from today
Mar 2026
Switched federation: USA → CAN
at age 9
Jan 2026
2025
4th Canadian U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1535
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
1535 → 1574
Tournaments
5
23 games
Score
8/ 2334.8%
7W2D14L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsNathan Yi-Hsin Yang1,868·2026 BC Spring FIDE Chess Festival - Open Championship Crown Section·R2·+13.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPanshul Mishra Jaiman1,665·2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Open Championship U2000 Section·R3·-15.1
2.[L]vsMoses Li1,666·2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Open Championship U2000 Section·R2·-15.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/4 | #42 | 1144 | -19.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #10 | 1909 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #9 | 940 | -30.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #15 | 1969 | +72.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/1 | #13 | 938 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 BC February Frosty Chess Festival - Open Championship U2000 Section (-30.0 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
/
Canada
#1,375
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#19,278
in continent
World
#156,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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