Format
WL
Wu, Li
FM🇮🇲INACTIVE · since April 2025FIDE 411086· Male· Unknown (IOM)· Born in 1989
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Li Wu, a 37-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He plays around 10 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 57 months (2008–2012), 64 months (2013–2018) and 22 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2344 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2008); he also reached #1 nationally in Nov 2012 and has been #1 for 89 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Competes for Unknown (IOM) since Oct 2021. Awarded FM in 2024 (age 35). At junior level, he reached World #97 in U14 and #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2278
Standard
Rpd2253·Blz2273
All-time high
2344
−66 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 19
Jan 2008 · age 19
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,787 · players worldwide · of 216,808
#1 nationally since Jul 2022
#1 nationally since Jul 2022
Career timeline
24 entries2026
89 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 34 months · since Nov 2012
May 2026
2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2278 → still inactive
Apr 2025
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 35
May 2024
2022
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2303 → returned at 2328
Jan 2022
2021
Switched federation: ENG → IOM
at age 32
Oct 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2278 → 2278
Rankings
/
Unknown (IOM)
#1
out of 20 players
Special
—
in continent
World
#4,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Unknown (IOM)
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Special
| 1 | 2,710 | |
| 2 | 2,682 | |
| 3 | 2,650 | |
| 4 | 2,625 | |
| 5 | 2,620 | |
| 6 | 2,599 | |
| 7 | 2,597 | |
| 8 | 2,594 | |
| 9 | 2,593 | |
| 10 | 2,590 |
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