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Jennifer Yu
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Jennifer Yu

United StatesBorn 2002 (age 24)FIDE ID 2078341

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2335
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2343
Luft

Flair

Jennifer Yu's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

Jennifer Yu's classical titles

2 classical titles, 1 medal, newest first

  • US Championship 20221st
  • US Championship 20191st
  • Women's Chess Olympiad 2018Bronze, 1st reserve board · United States
  • US Championship×2

Attributes

Tactics 63Positional 69Endgame 69Openings 62Composure 63Defence 67Speed 51Consistency 60

Luft classical rating

2335No. 436

From 11 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2328 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2328 level, blended with their FIDE rating−2
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year0
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event0
Activity11 classical games in top events−6

Openings

Their most-played, from 12 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined333%
English Opening1100%
Queen's Gambit Accepted150%
Nimzo-Indian Defense10%
Tarrasch Defense10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Queen's Knight Variation225%
Exchange Variation150%

English Opening

With White: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation1100%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense150%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation10%

Tarrasch Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Schara Gambit10%

Zukertort Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 0, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Main line250%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Morphy Defense150%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Closed150%

King's Indian Attack

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Pachman System150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
2026 Chinese Chess League Division A31 Oct 20266½/11−8−8
U.S. Chess Championships 202621 Oct 20266th−11−12
2026 Saint Louis Masters26 Feb 20261/2+14+14
Mona Karff Memorial & Marshall Championship9 Nov 20250/1−7−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMM. Warmerdam26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters2580
GMLei Tingjie28 Oct 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2552
GMI. Krush17 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262404
WIMGao Muziyan24 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A2271
WGMT. Cervantes Landeiro19 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262247

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMI. KrushLast 17 Oct 2026 · U.S. Chess Championships 20262101
GMM. WarmerdamLast 26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1100
GML. LodiciLast 26 Feb 2026 · 2026 Saint Louis Masters1001
WIMGao MuziyanLast 24 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A1100
Zhou ShumengLast 25 Jun 2026 · 2026 Chinese Chess League Division A1010

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.