WGMJennifer Yu

USA Born 2002 (Age ≈24) Female
FIDE ID
2078341
USCF ID
14117950

About Jennifer Yu

Jennifer Yu discovered chess in a first-grade after-school class and asked her parents to find a coach when the sessions ended. She became world girls' under-12 champion in 2014. A year later she became both the first woman and the youngest player to win the Virginia state championship. Show more

Jennifer Yu discovered chess in a first-grade after-school class and asked her parents to find a coach when the sessions ended. She became world girls' under-12 champion in 2014. A year later she became both the first woman and the youngest player to win the Virginia state championship. Her first U.S. Women's Championship came in 2019. She regained the title in 2022 after a playoff against Irina Krush. She also pursued her education, graduating from Harvard University in 2025.

Ratings

2343.0

Classical

Published FIDE

2269

Rapid

Published FIDE

2179

Blitz

Published FIDE

2413

USCF Regular

Published US Chess

Official classical ranks

World rank
#2884
National rank · USA
#134
Women’s world rank
#96

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2379 Feb 2018
Recorded years
2012–2026
Archived games
645

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Rating history

USCF rating history

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FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
251 2023-12-29 World Blitz Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 6.21 Mo Zhai Jennifer Yu 0-1 42 Open
252 2023-12-29 World Blitz Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 5.31 Shiqun Ni Jennifer Yu 0-1 45 Open
253 2023-12-29 World Blitz Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 4.17 Jennifer Yu Umida Omonova 0-1 33 Open
254 2023-12-29 World Blitz Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 3.11 Divya Deshmukh Jennifer Yu 1-0 30 Open
255 2023-12-29 World Blitz Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 2.12 Jennifer Yu Elina Danielian 1-0 43 Open
256 2023-12-29 World Blitz Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 1.8 Humpy Koneru Jennifer Yu 0-1 47 Open
257 2023-12-28 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 9.14 Shiqun Ni Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 61 Open
258 2023-12-28 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 11.1 Elina Danielian Jennifer Yu 0-1 52 Open
259 2023-12-28 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 10.12 Jennifer Yu Antoaneta Stefanova 1-0 65 Open
260 2023-12-27 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 8.14 Atousa Pourkashiyan Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 126 Open
261 2023-12-27 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 7.17 Jennifer Yu Nino Batsiashvili 1-0 51 Open
262 2023-12-27 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 6.34 Jennifer Yu Marjona Malikova 1-0 42 Open
263 2023-12-27 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 5.15 Tingjie Lei Jennifer Yu 1-0 37 Open
264 2023-12-26 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 4.29 Jennifer Yu Anna Ushenina 1-0 56 Open
265 2023-12-26 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 3.22 Aleksandra Goryachkina Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 43 Open
266 2023-12-26 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 2.1 Jennifer Yu Nurgyul Salimova 0-1 51 Open
267 2023-12-26 World Rapid Women 2023 Samarkand UZB 1.7 Mariya Muzychuk Jennifer Yu 0-1 37 Open
268 2023-10-17 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 11.3 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova Jennifer Yu 0-1 68 Open
269 2023-10-16 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 10.4 Jennifer Yu Alice Lee 0-1 58 Open
270 2023-10-15 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 9.6 Jennifer Yu Ashritha Eswaran 1/2-1/2 53 Open
271 2023-10-13 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 8.1 Irina Krush Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 57 Open
272 2023-10-12 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 7.3 Jennifer Yu Ruiyang Yan 1/2-1/2 60 Open
273 2023-10-11 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 6.5 Anna Zatonskih Jennifer Yu 1-0 35 Open
274 2023-10-10 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 5.5 Jennifer Yu Nazi Paikidze 1-0 31 Open
275 2023-10-08 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 4.2 Atousa Pourkashiyan Jennifer Yu 1-0 44 Open
276 2023-10-07 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 3.4 Jennifer Yu Thalia Cervantes Landeiro 1/2-1/2 133 Open
277 2023-10-06 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 2.3 Carissa Yip Jennifer Yu 1-0 43 Open
278 2023-10-05 ch-USA w 2023 Saint Louis USA 1.2 Jennifer Yu Tatev Abrahamyan 1/2-1/2 61 Open
279 2023-07-31 FIDE World Cup Women 2023 Baku AZE 1.2 Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdes Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 64 Open
280 2023-07-30 FIDE World Cup Women 2023 Baku AZE 1.1 Jennifer Yu Lisandra Teresa Ordaz Valdes 0-1 89 Open
281 2023-01-16 New York Winter GMB 2023 New York USA 9.4 Mark Paragua Jennifer Yu 1-0 37 Open
282 2023-01-16 New York Winter GMB 2023 New York USA 8.3 Jennifer Yu Tanitoluwa Adewumi 1-0 55 Open
283 2023-01-15 New York Winter GMB 2023 New York USA 7.3 Shelev Oberoi Jennifer Yu 1-0 28 Open
284 2023-01-15 New York Winter GMB 2023 New York USA 6.4 Jennifer Yu Josiah Stearman 1/2-1/2 39 Open
285 2023-01-14 New York Winter GMB 2023 New York USA 5.2 Vincent Tsay Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 68 Open
286 2023-01-14 New York Winter GMB 2023 New York USA 4.5 Jennifer Yu Oliver Barbosa 1/2-1/2 40 Open
287 2023-01-13 New York Winter GMB 2023 New York USA 3.1 Jennifer Yu Gabor Nagy 0-1 38 Open
288 2023-01-13 New York Winter GMB 2023 New York USA 2.5 Harshid Kunka Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 45 Open
289 2023-01-12 New York Winter GMB 2023 New York USA 1.2 Jennifer Yu Aarav Dengla 0-1 110 Open
290 2023-01-07 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Seattle USA 5 Jennifer Yu Kamil Dragun 0-1 39 Open
291 2023-01-06 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Seattle USA 2 Grigoriy Oparin Jennifer Yu 1-0 32 Open
292 2022-10-20 ch-USA Women TB 2022 Saint Louis USA 3.1 Irina Krush Jennifer Yu 0-1 47 Open
293 2022-10-20 ch-USA Women TB 2022 Saint Louis USA 2.1 Irina Krush Jennifer Yu 1-0 48 Open
294 2022-10-20 ch-USA Women TB 2022 Saint Louis USA 1.1 Jennifer Yu Irina Krush 1-0 46 Open
295 2022-10-19 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 13.2 Thalia Cervantes Landeiro Jennifer Yu 0-1 57 Open
296 2022-10-18 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 12.6 Jennifer Yu Irina Krush 0-1 38 Open
297 2022-10-17 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 11.1 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova Jennifer Yu 0-1 65 Open
298 2022-10-15 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 10.6 Jennifer Yu Nazi Paikidze 1/2-1/2 55 Open
299 2022-10-14 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 9.5 Ashritha Eswaran Jennifer Yu 0-1 56 Open
300 2022-10-13 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 8.3 Jennifer Yu Rochelle Wu 1-0 37 Open
  1. vs Mo ZhaiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 6.21World Blitz Women 2023
  2. vs Shiqun NiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 5.31World Blitz Women 2023
  3. vs Umida OmonovaLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 4.17World Blitz Women 2023
  4. vs Divya DeshmukhLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 3.11World Blitz Women 2023
  5. vs Elina DanielianWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-29 · Round 2.12World Blitz Women 2023
  6. vs Humpy KoneruWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 1.8World Blitz Women 2023
  7. vs Shiqun NiDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-28 · Round 9.14World Rapid Women 2023
  8. vs Elina DanielianWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-28 · Round 11.1World Rapid Women 2023
  9. vs Antoaneta StefanovaWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-28 · Round 10.12World Rapid Women 2023
  10. vs Atousa PourkashiyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-27 · Round 8.14World Rapid Women 2023
  11. vs Nino BatsiashviliWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-27 · Round 7.17World Rapid Women 2023
  12. vs Marjona MalikovaWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-27 · Round 6.34World Rapid Women 2023
  13. vs Tingjie LeiLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-27 · Round 5.15World Rapid Women 2023
  14. vs Anna UsheninaWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-26 · Round 4.29World Rapid Women 2023
  15. vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-26 · Round 3.22World Rapid Women 2023
  16. vs Nurgyul SalimovaLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-26 · Round 2.1World Rapid Women 2023
  17. vs Mariya MuzychukWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-26 · Round 1.7World Rapid Women 2023
  18. vs Gulrukhbegim TokhirjonovaWon · 0-1Black · 2023-10-17 · Round 11.3ch-USA w 2023
  19. vs Alice LeeLost · 0-1White · 2023-10-16 · Round 10.4ch-USA w 2023
  20. vs Ashritha EswaranDraw · ½–½White · 2023-10-15 · Round 9.6ch-USA w 2023
  21. vs Irina KrushDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-10-13 · Round 8.1ch-USA w 2023
  22. vs Ruiyang YanDraw · ½–½White · 2023-10-12 · Round 7.3ch-USA w 2023
  23. vs Anna ZatonskihLost · 1-0Black · 2023-10-11 · Round 6.5ch-USA w 2023
  24. vs Nazi PaikidzeWon · 1-0White · 2023-10-10 · Round 5.5ch-USA w 2023
  25. vs Atousa PourkashiyanLost · 1-0Black · 2023-10-08 · Round 4.2ch-USA w 2023
  26. vs Thalia Cervantes LandeiroDraw · ½–½White · 2023-10-07 · Round 3.4ch-USA w 2023
  27. vs Carissa YipLost · 1-0Black · 2023-10-06 · Round 2.3ch-USA w 2023
  28. vs Tatev AbrahamyanDraw · ½–½White · 2023-10-05 · Round 1.2ch-USA w 2023
  29. vs Lisandra Teresa Ordaz ValdesDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-07-31 · Round 1.2FIDE World Cup Women 2023
  30. vs Lisandra Teresa Ordaz ValdesLost · 0-1White · 2023-07-30 · Round 1.1FIDE World Cup Women 2023
  31. vs Mark ParaguaLost · 1-0Black · 2023-01-16 · Round 9.4New York Winter GMB 2023
  32. vs Tanitoluwa AdewumiWon · 1-0White · 2023-01-16 · Round 8.3New York Winter GMB 2023
  33. vs Shelev OberoiLost · 1-0Black · 2023-01-15 · Round 7.3New York Winter GMB 2023
  34. vs Josiah StearmanDraw · ½–½White · 2023-01-15 · Round 6.4New York Winter GMB 2023
  35. vs Vincent TsayDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-01-14 · Round 5.2New York Winter GMB 2023
  36. vs Oliver BarbosaDraw · ½–½White · 2023-01-14 · Round 4.5New York Winter GMB 2023
  37. vs Gabor NagyLost · 0-1White · 2023-01-13 · Round 3.1New York Winter GMB 2023
  38. vs Harshid KunkaDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-01-13 · Round 2.5New York Winter GMB 2023
  39. vs Aarav DenglaLost · 0-1White · 2023-01-12 · Round 1.2New York Winter GMB 2023
  40. vs Kamil DragunLost · 0-1White · 2023-01-07 · Round 5Pan-Am Intercollegiate
  41. vs Grigoriy OparinLost · 1-0Black · 2023-01-06 · Round 2Pan-Am Intercollegiate
  42. vs Irina KrushWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-20 · Round 3.1ch-USA Women TB 2022
  43. vs Irina KrushLost · 1-0Black · 2022-10-20 · Round 2.1ch-USA Women TB 2022
  44. vs Irina KrushWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-20 · Round 1.1ch-USA Women TB 2022
  45. vs Thalia Cervantes LandeiroWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-19 · Round 13.2ch-USA w 2022
  46. vs Irina KrushLost · 0-1White · 2022-10-18 · Round 12.6ch-USA w 2022
  47. vs Gulrukhbegim TokhirjonovaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-17 · Round 11.1ch-USA w 2022
  48. vs Nazi PaikidzeDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-15 · Round 10.6ch-USA w 2022
  49. vs Ashritha EswaranWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-14 · Round 9.5ch-USA w 2022
  50. vs Rochelle WuWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-13 · Round 8.3ch-USA w 2022

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-092026 US Women's ChampionshipClassical5

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