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Xu, Laura
🇳🇿FIDE 4328213· Female· New Zealand· Born in 2009
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Laura Xu, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1727 — her current career high. She is on a steady climb with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U16 Girls Event, and Capital Chess Classic 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently.
At junior level, she reached #19 and #21 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1727
Standard
Rpd1654·Blz1511
All-time high
1727
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#100,434
#100,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
19th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1727
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1660 → 1727
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1727
at age 17
Jun 2026
2025
21st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1706
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Openperf 2121 (+405) · 5/6 · #113
Top opponent
Evolution
+67
1660 → 1727
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
23/ 4254.8%
18W10D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #30 | 1955 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #113 | 2121 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #9 | 1789 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #21 | 2028 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 1892 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1734 | +30.0 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#181
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#13,142
in continent
World
#100,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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