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

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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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
301 2022-10-12 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 7.2 Megan Lee Jennifer Yu 1-0 63 Open
302 2022-10-11 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 6.6 Jennifer Yu Alice Lee 1/2-1/2 63 Open
303 2022-10-09 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 5.7 Sabina-Francesca Foisor Jennifer Yu 0-1 70 Open
304 2022-10-08 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 4.5 Jennifer Yu Sophie Morris-Suzuki 1-0 36 Open
305 2022-10-07 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 3.6 Tatev Abrahamyan Jennifer Yu 1-0 38 Open
306 2022-10-06 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 2.4 Jennifer Yu Ruiyang Yan 1-0 46 Open
307 2022-10-05 ch-USA w 2022 Saint Louis USA 1.1 Anna Zatonskih Jennifer Yu 0-1 84 Open
308 2022-07-22 1000GM 2022 Saint Louis USA 8.1 Andy Woodward Jennifer Yu 0-1 35 Open
309 2022-07-22 1000GM 2022 Saint Louis USA 7.5 Akshat Chandra Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 45 Open
310 2022-07-21 1000GM 2022 Saint Louis USA 6.2 Jennifer Yu Alexandre Kretchetov 1-0 29 Open
311 2022-07-21 1000GM 2022 Saint Louis USA 5.4 Kamil Dragun Jennifer Yu 1-0 100 Open
312 2022-07-20 1000GM 2022 Saint Louis USA 4.2 Jennifer Yu Shankar Gauri 1-0 70 Open
313 2022-07-20 1000GM 2022 Saint Louis USA 3.3 Dimitar Mardov Jennifer Yu 1-0 38 Open
314 2022-07-19 1000GM 2022 Saint Louis USA 2.4 Jennifer Yu Vladimir Belous 0-1 65 Open
315 2022-07-19 1000GM 2022 Saint Louis USA 1.2 Ashritha Eswaran Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 75 Open
316 2022-07-16 ch-USA Girls 2022 Saint Louis USA 9.3 Anne-Marie Velea Jennifer Yu 0-1 47 Open
317 2022-07-16 ch-USA Girls TB1 2022 Saint Louis USA 2.1 Thalia Cervantes Landeiro Jennifer Yu 1-0 32 Open
318 2022-07-16 ch-USA Girls TB2 2022 Saint Louis USA 2.1 Jennifer Yu Thalia Cervantes Landeiro 1-0 38 Open
319 2022-07-16 ch-USA Girls TB2 2022 Saint Louis USA 1.1 Sophie Morris-Suzuki Jennifer Yu 0-1 40 Open
320 2022-07-16 ch-USA Girls TB1 2022 Saint Louis USA 1.1 Jennifer Yu Sophie Morris-Suzuki 1-0 55 Open
321 2022-07-15 ch-USA Girls 2022 Saint Louis USA 8.5 Jennifer Yu Gracy Prasanna 1-0 42 Open
322 2022-07-14 ch-USA Girls 2022 Saint Louis USA 7.2 Sophie Morris-Suzuki Jennifer Yu 0-1 54 Open
323 2022-07-13 ch-USA Girls 2022 Saint Louis USA 6.1 Jennifer Yu Rochelle Wu 0-1 48 Open
324 2022-07-11 ch-USA Girls 2022 Saint Louis USA 5.4 Ruiyang Yan Jennifer Yu 0-1 55 Open
325 2022-07-10 ch-USA Girls 2022 Saint Louis USA 4.2 Jennifer Yu Zoey Tang 1-0 40 Open
326 2022-07-09 ch-USA Girls 2022 Saint Louis USA 3.2 Ellen Wang Jennifer Yu 0-1 57 Open
327 2022-07-08 ch-USA Girls 2022 Saint Louis USA 2.3 Jennifer Yu Thalia Cervantes Landeiro 1/2-1/2 48 Open
328 2022-07-07 ch-USA Girls 2022 Saint Louis USA 1.1 Alice Lee Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 43 Open
329 2022-06-26 15th Philadelphia Int Philadelphia USA 5 Jennifer Yu Norman Rogers 0-1 40 Open
330 2022-06-26 15th Philadelphia Int Philadelphia USA 4 Emilio Cordova Jennifer Yu 1-0 51 Open
331 2022-05-24 Saint Louis Congress IM Saint Louis USA 9.3 Pedro Rodriguez Rivera Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 21 Open
332 2022-05-23 Saint Louis Congress IM Saint Louis USA 8.4 Jennifer Yu Julian Proleiko 1-0 34 Open
333 2022-05-22 Saint Louis Congress IM Saint Louis USA 7.2 Aaron Grabinsky Jennifer Yu 0-1 35 Open
334 2022-05-22 Saint Louis Congress IM Saint Louis USA 6.5 Jennifer Yu Matyas Marek 0-1 34 Open
335 2022-05-21 Saint Louis Congress IM Saint Louis USA 5.1 Jennifer Yu Joshua Posthuma 0-1 39 Open
336 2022-05-21 Saint Louis Congress IM Saint Louis USA 4.5 Alice Lee Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 48 Open
337 2022-05-20 Saint Louis Congress IM Saint Louis USA 3.2 Jennifer Yu Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova 1-0 69 Open
338 2022-05-20 Saint Louis Congress IM Saint Louis USA 2.4 Gabriela Antova Jennifer Yu 0-1 37 Open
339 2022-05-19 Saint Louis Congress IM Saint Louis USA 1.3 Jennifer Yu Ezra Paul Chambers 1/2-1/2 58 Open
340 2022-01-09 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Dulles USA 6.1 Razvan Preotu Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 86 Open
341 2022-01-07 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Dulles USA 2.1 Jennifer Yu Nikolas Theodorou 1/2-1/2 57 Open
342 2021-11-25 US Chess Masters 2021 Charlotte USA 3.2 Josiah Stearman Jennifer Yu 1-0 43 Open
343 2021-07-16 FIDE World Cup Women 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.2 Jennifer Yu Dinara Saduakassova 0-1 91 Open
344 2021-07-15 FIDE World Cup Women 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 2.1 Dinara Saduakassova Jennifer Yu 1-0 38 Open
345 2021-07-14 FIDE World Cup Women 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 1.4 Jennifer Yu Klaudia Kulon 1-0 59 Open
346 2021-07-14 FIDE World Cup Women 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 1.3 Klaudia Kulon Jennifer Yu 0-1 32 Open
347 2021-07-13 FIDE World Cup Women 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 1.2 Jennifer Yu Klaudia Kulon 1/2-1/2 60 Open
348 2021-07-12 FIDE World Cup Women 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS 1.1 Klaudia Kulon Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 70 Open
349 2021-07-04 49th Annual World Open Philadelphia USA 7 Jennifer Yu Rushaan Mahajan 1/2-1/2 78 Open
350 2021-06-28 14th Philadelphia Int Philadelphia USA 6 Ryo Chen Jennifer Yu 1-0 62 Open
  1. vs Megan LeeLost · 1-0Black · 2022-10-12 · Round 7.2ch-USA w 2022
  2. vs Alice LeeDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-11 · Round 6.6ch-USA w 2022
  3. vs Sabina-Francesca FoisorWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-09 · Round 5.7ch-USA w 2022
  4. vs Sophie Morris-SuzukiWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-08 · Round 4.5ch-USA w 2022
  5. vs Tatev AbrahamyanLost · 1-0Black · 2022-10-07 · Round 3.6ch-USA w 2022
  6. vs Ruiyang YanWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-06 · Round 2.4ch-USA w 2022
  7. vs Anna ZatonskihWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-05 · Round 1.1ch-USA w 2022
  8. vs Andy WoodwardWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-22 · Round 8.11000GM 2022
  9. vs Akshat ChandraDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-07-22 · Round 7.51000GM 2022
  10. vs Alexandre KretchetovWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-21 · Round 6.21000GM 2022
  11. vs Kamil DragunLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-21 · Round 5.41000GM 2022
  12. vs Shankar GauriWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-20 · Round 4.21000GM 2022
  13. vs Dimitar MardovLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-20 · Round 3.31000GM 2022
  14. vs Vladimir BelousLost · 0-1White · 2022-07-19 · Round 2.41000GM 2022
  15. vs Ashritha EswaranDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-07-19 · Round 1.21000GM 2022
  16. vs Anne-Marie VeleaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-16 · Round 9.3ch-USA Girls 2022
  17. vs Thalia Cervantes LandeiroLost · 1-0Black · 2022-07-16 · Round 2.1ch-USA Girls TB1 2022
  18. vs Thalia Cervantes LandeiroWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-16 · Round 2.1ch-USA Girls TB2 2022
  19. vs Sophie Morris-SuzukiWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-16 · Round 1.1ch-USA Girls TB2 2022
  20. vs Sophie Morris-SuzukiWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-16 · Round 1.1ch-USA Girls TB1 2022
  21. vs Gracy PrasannaWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-15 · Round 8.5ch-USA Girls 2022
  22. vs Sophie Morris-SuzukiWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-14 · Round 7.2ch-USA Girls 2022
  23. vs Rochelle WuLost · 0-1White · 2022-07-13 · Round 6.1ch-USA Girls 2022
  24. vs Ruiyang YanWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-11 · Round 5.4ch-USA Girls 2022
  25. vs Zoey TangWon · 1-0White · 2022-07-10 · Round 4.2ch-USA Girls 2022
  26. vs Ellen WangWon · 0-1Black · 2022-07-09 · Round 3.2ch-USA Girls 2022
  27. vs Thalia Cervantes LandeiroDraw · ½–½White · 2022-07-08 · Round 2.3ch-USA Girls 2022
  28. vs Alice LeeDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-07-07 · Round 1.1ch-USA Girls 2022
  29. vs Norman RogersLost · 0-1White · 2022-06-26 · Round 515th Philadelphia Int
  30. vs Emilio CordovaLost · 1-0Black · 2022-06-26 · Round 415th Philadelphia Int
  31. vs Pedro Rodriguez RiveraDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-05-24 · Round 9.3Saint Louis Congress IM
  32. vs Julian ProleikoWon · 1-0White · 2022-05-23 · Round 8.4Saint Louis Congress IM
  33. vs Aaron GrabinskyWon · 0-1Black · 2022-05-22 · Round 7.2Saint Louis Congress IM
  34. vs Matyas MarekLost · 0-1White · 2022-05-22 · Round 6.5Saint Louis Congress IM
  35. vs Joshua PosthumaLost · 0-1White · 2022-05-21 · Round 5.1Saint Louis Congress IM
  36. vs Alice LeeDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-05-21 · Round 4.5Saint Louis Congress IM
  37. vs Gulrukhbegim TokhirjonovaWon · 1-0White · 2022-05-20 · Round 3.2Saint Louis Congress IM
  38. vs Gabriela AntovaWon · 0-1Black · 2022-05-20 · Round 2.4Saint Louis Congress IM
  39. vs Ezra Paul ChambersDraw · ½–½White · 2022-05-19 · Round 1.3Saint Louis Congress IM
  40. vs Razvan PreotuDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-01-09 · Round 6.1Pan-Am Intercollegiate
  41. vs Nikolas TheodorouDraw · ½–½White · 2022-01-07 · Round 2.1Pan-Am Intercollegiate
  42. vs Josiah StearmanLost · 1-0Black · 2021-11-25 · Round 3.2US Chess Masters 2021
  43. vs Dinara SaduakassovaLost · 0-1White · 2021-07-16 · Round 2.2FIDE World Cup Women 2021
  44. vs Dinara SaduakassovaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-07-15 · Round 2.1FIDE World Cup Women 2021
  45. vs Klaudia KulonWon · 1-0White · 2021-07-14 · Round 1.4FIDE World Cup Women 2021
  46. vs Klaudia KulonWon · 0-1Black · 2021-07-14 · Round 1.3FIDE World Cup Women 2021
  47. vs Klaudia KulonDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-13 · Round 1.2FIDE World Cup Women 2021
  48. vs Klaudia KulonDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-07-12 · Round 1.1FIDE World Cup Women 2021
  49. vs Rushaan MahajanDraw · ½–½White · 2021-07-04 · Round 749th Annual World Open
  50. vs Ryo ChenLost · 1-0Black · 2021-06-28 · Round 614th Philadelphia Int

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-092026 US Women's ChampionshipClassical5

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