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Wang, Linyu
🇳🇿FIDE 4328850· Female· New Zealand· Born in 2017
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Linyu Wang, a 9-year-old player, is rated 1678 — her current career high and ranked 66th among women worldwide under 10. She is rising rapidly, having gained +135 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Arnold Cup 2026, Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 20 Girls, and Waitakere Chess Club Summer Cup 2026. Also played 4 rapid events (including 2025 Summit Rapid Open August) recently.
At junior level, she reached #4 and #1 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1678
Standard
Rpd1578·Blz1513
All-time high
1678
at best
Jun 2026 · age 9
Jun 2026 · age 9
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#66
#66 · women worldwide under 10 · of 1,316
Career timeline
8 entries2026
4th U10 player nationally
at age 9 · rated 1678
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1678
at age 9
Jun 2026
2025
1st U8 player nationally
at age 8 · rated 1670
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
1523 → 1670
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 8
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 - Under 20 Girlsperf 1994 (+337) · 6/7 · #13
Top opponent
Evolution
+84
1594 → 1678
Tournaments
15
84 games
Score
46/ 8454.8%
39W20D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | — | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #13 | 1994 | +41.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #8 | — | -6.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #8 | 1830 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 1833 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7.5/10 | #6 | 1732 | +54.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/7 | #15 | 1697 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #50 | 1550 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #47 | 1218 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #31 | 2128 | -19.2 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#225
out of 648 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,563
in continent
World
#117,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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