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

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

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Rating history

USCF rating history

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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
351 2021-06-28 14th Philadelphia Int Philadelphia USA 5 Jennifer Yu Mark Paragua 0-1 34 Open
352 2021-06-20 National Open 2021 Las Vegas USA 8.11 Alexander Shabalov Jennifer Yu 1-0 57 Open
353 2021-06-19 National Open 2021 Las Vegas USA 7.21 Jennifer Yu Alex Yermolinsky 1/2-1/2 49 Open
354 2021-06-17 National Open 2021 Las Vegas USA 2.4 Aram Hakobyan Jennifer Yu 1-0 25 Open
355 2021-05-31 Cherry Blossom Classic Dulles USA 9.13 Jennifer Yu Naman Kumar 1/2-1/2 72 Open
356 2021-05-31 Cherry Blossom Classic Dulles USA 8.15 Svitlana Demchenko Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 47 Open
357 2021-05-30 Cherry Blossom Classic Dulles USA 7.14 Jennifer Yu Sudarshan Sriniaiyer 1/2-1/2 35 Open
358 2021-05-30 Cherry Blossom Classic Dulles USA 6.18 Josh Hiban Jennifer Yu 0-1 41 Open
359 2021-05-29 Cherry Blossom Classic Dulles USA 4.1 Evan Park Jennifer Yu 1-0 62 Open
360 2021-05-28 Cherry Blossom Classic Dulles USA 3.6 Jennifer Yu Nicolas Checa 0-1 50 Open
361 2021-05-28 Cherry Blossom Classic Dulles USA 2.14 Joshua Altman Jennifer Yu 0-1 65 Open
362 2021-05-27 Cherry Blossom Classic Dulles USA 1.2 Jennifer Yu Tyson Brady 1/2-1/2 46 Open
363 2021-04-04 1st Easter Bassano Open A Bassano del Grappa ITA 8.9 Jennifer Yu Bilel Bellahcene 0-1 39 Open
364 2021-04-04 1st Easter Bassano Open A Bassano del Grappa ITA 7.4 Hans Moke Niemann Jennifer Yu 1-0 28 Open
365 2021-04-03 1st Easter Bassano Open A Bassano del Grappa ITA 6.4 Jennifer Yu Jonas Buhl Bjerre 1/2-1/2 49 Open
366 2021-04-03 1st Easter Bassano Open A Bassano del Grappa ITA 5.5 Daniel Dardha Jennifer Yu 0-1 50 Open
367 2021-04-02 1st Easter Bassano Open A Bassano del Grappa ITA 4.4 Jennifer Yu Atulya Shetty 1/2-1/2 53 Open
368 2021-04-02 1st Easter Bassano Open A Bassano del Grappa ITA 3.6 Luca Jr Moroni Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 54 Open
369 2021-03-28 2nd GM Mix Bassano 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 9.9 Tim Janzelj Jennifer Yu 1-0 26 Open
370 2021-03-25 2nd GM Mix Bassano 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 4.8 Jennifer Yu Nicolas Checa 0-1 32 Open
371 2021-03-25 2nd GM Mix Bassano 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 3.8 Andreas Diermair Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 53 Open
372 2021-03-24 2nd GM Mix Bassano 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 1.4 Jonas Buhl Bjerre Jennifer Yu 1-0 47 Open
373 2021-03-17 First GM Mix Bassano 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 2.4 Atulya Shetty Jennifer Yu 1-0 65 Open
374 2021-03-17 First GM Mix Bassano 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 1.4 Jennifer Yu Francesco Sonis 1/2-1/2 70 Open
375 2021-03-14 1st Spring Weekend 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 5.5 Kenneth Terence Solomon Jennifer Yu 0-1 45 Open
376 2021-03-14 1st Spring Weekend 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 4.7 Jennifer Yu Christoph Frick 1-0 42 Open
377 2021-03-13 1st Spring Weekend 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 3.5 Pier Luigi Basso Jennifer Yu 1-0 45 Open
378 2021-03-13 1st Spring Weekend 2021 Bassano del Grappa ITA 2.1 Jennifer Yu Matej Gruden 1-0 31 Open
379 2021-01-05 5th Vergani Cup Jan 2021 Villorba ITA 4.5 Jennifer Yu Pier Luigi Basso 0-1 49 Open
380 2021-01-04 5th Vergani Cup Jan 2021 Villorba ITA 2.6 Jennifer Yu Bilel Bellahcene 0-1 38 Open
381 2020-12-30 5th Vergani Cup Dec 2020 Villorba ITA 8.8 Jennifer Yu Florent Samoun 0-1 43 Open
382 2020-12-29 5th Vergani Cup Dec 2020 Villorba ITA 7.7 Francesco Bettalli Jennifer Yu 1-0 43 Open
383 2020-12-29 5th Vergani Cup Dec 2020 Villorba ITA 6.7 Jennifer Yu Paolo Formento 1/2-1/2 46 Open
384 2020-12-27 5th Vergani Cup Dec 2020 Villorba ITA 3.4 Nicolas Checa Jennifer Yu 1-0 51 Open
385 2020-12-23 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 10.26 Sylvain Degardin Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 30 Open
386 2020-12-22 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 9.15 Jennifer Yu Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez 0-1 45 Open
387 2020-12-21 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 8.28 Gergana Peycheva Jennifer Yu 0-1 37 Open
388 2020-12-20 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 7.31 Jennifer Yu Pedro Gil Ferreira Da Silva 1-0 25 Open
389 2020-12-19 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 6.26 Erwan Lever Jennifer Yu 1-0 66 Open
390 2020-12-17 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 5.12 Jennifer Yu Marc Narciso Dublan 0-1 46 Open
391 2020-12-16 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 4.26 Adhara Rodriguez Redondo Jennifer Yu 0-1 50 Open
392 2020-12-15 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 3.36 Jennifer Yu Vojtech Rut 1-0 25 Open
393 2020-12-14 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 2.16 Nicolas Checa Jennifer Yu 1-0 56 Open
394 2020-12-13 7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP 1.47 Jennifer Yu Roberto Villa Izquierdo 1-0 32 Open
395 2020-11-01 US Class Master 2020 Dulles USA 5 Aaron Kahn Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 32 Open
396 2020-11-01 US Class Master 2020 Dulles USA 4 Jennifer Yu Andrey Stukopin 0-1 43 Open
397 2020-11-01 US Class Master 2020 Dulles USA 3 Justin Sarkar Jennifer Yu 0-1 39 Open
398 2020-10-31 US Class Master 2020 Dulles USA 2 Hans Moke Niemann Jennifer Yu 1/2-1/2 60 Open
399 2020-01-20 CCCSA Winter GM 2020 Charlotte USA 9.3 Jennifer Yu Andrew Hong 0-1 97 Open
400 2020-01-20 CCCSA Winter GM 2020 Charlotte USA 8.3 Carissa Yip Jennifer Yu 1-0 37 Open
  1. vs Mark ParaguaLost · 0-1White · 2021-06-28 · Round 514th Philadelphia Int
  2. vs Alexander ShabalovLost · 1-0Black · 2021-06-20 · Round 8.11National Open 2021
  3. vs Alex YermolinskyDraw · ½–½White · 2021-06-19 · Round 7.21National Open 2021
  4. vs Aram HakobyanLost · 1-0Black · 2021-06-17 · Round 2.4National Open 2021
  5. vs Naman KumarDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-31 · Round 9.13Cherry Blossom Classic
  6. vs Svitlana DemchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-05-31 · Round 8.15Cherry Blossom Classic
  7. vs Sudarshan SriniaiyerDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-30 · Round 7.14Cherry Blossom Classic
  8. vs Josh HibanWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-30 · Round 6.18Cherry Blossom Classic
  9. vs Evan ParkLost · 1-0Black · 2021-05-29 · Round 4.1Cherry Blossom Classic
  10. vs Nicolas ChecaLost · 0-1White · 2021-05-28 · Round 3.6Cherry Blossom Classic
  11. vs Joshua AltmanWon · 0-1Black · 2021-05-28 · Round 2.14Cherry Blossom Classic
  12. vs Tyson BradyDraw · ½–½White · 2021-05-27 · Round 1.2Cherry Blossom Classic
  13. vs Bilel BellahceneLost · 0-1White · 2021-04-04 · Round 8.91st Easter Bassano Open A
  14. vs Hans Moke NiemannLost · 1-0Black · 2021-04-04 · Round 7.41st Easter Bassano Open A
  15. vs Jonas Buhl BjerreDraw · ½–½White · 2021-04-03 · Round 6.41st Easter Bassano Open A
  16. vs Daniel DardhaWon · 0-1Black · 2021-04-03 · Round 5.51st Easter Bassano Open A
  17. vs Atulya ShettyDraw · ½–½White · 2021-04-02 · Round 4.41st Easter Bassano Open A
  18. vs Luca Jr MoroniDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-04-02 · Round 3.61st Easter Bassano Open A
  19. vs Tim JanzeljLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-28 · Round 9.92nd GM Mix Bassano 2021
  20. vs Nicolas ChecaLost · 0-1White · 2021-03-25 · Round 4.82nd GM Mix Bassano 2021
  21. vs Andreas DiermairDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-03-25 · Round 3.82nd GM Mix Bassano 2021
  22. vs Jonas Buhl BjerreLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-24 · Round 1.42nd GM Mix Bassano 2021
  23. vs Atulya ShettyLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-17 · Round 2.4First GM Mix Bassano 2021
  24. vs Francesco SonisDraw · ½–½White · 2021-03-17 · Round 1.4First GM Mix Bassano 2021
  25. vs Kenneth Terence SolomonWon · 0-1Black · 2021-03-14 · Round 5.51st Spring Weekend 2021
  26. vs Christoph FrickWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-14 · Round 4.71st Spring Weekend 2021
  27. vs Pier Luigi BassoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-03-13 · Round 3.51st Spring Weekend 2021
  28. vs Matej GrudenWon · 1-0White · 2021-03-13 · Round 2.11st Spring Weekend 2021
  29. vs Pier Luigi BassoLost · 0-1White · 2021-01-05 · Round 4.55th Vergani Cup Jan 2021
  30. vs Bilel BellahceneLost · 0-1White · 2021-01-04 · Round 2.65th Vergani Cup Jan 2021
  31. vs Florent SamounLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-30 · Round 8.85th Vergani Cup Dec 2020
  32. vs Francesco BettalliLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-29 · Round 7.75th Vergani Cup Dec 2020
  33. vs Paolo FormentoDraw · ½–½White · 2020-12-29 · Round 6.75th Vergani Cup Dec 2020
  34. vs Nicolas ChecaLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-27 · Round 3.45th Vergani Cup Dec 2020
  35. vs Sylvain DegardinDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-12-23 · Round 10.267th Sunway Sitges 2020
  36. vs Jose Fernando Cuenca JimenezLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-22 · Round 9.157th Sunway Sitges 2020
  37. vs Gergana PeychevaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-21 · Round 8.287th Sunway Sitges 2020
  38. vs Pedro Gil Ferreira Da SilvaWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-20 · Round 7.317th Sunway Sitges 2020
  39. vs Erwan LeverLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-19 · Round 6.267th Sunway Sitges 2020
  40. vs Marc Narciso DublanLost · 0-1White · 2020-12-17 · Round 5.127th Sunway Sitges 2020
  41. vs Adhara Rodriguez RedondoWon · 0-1Black · 2020-12-16 · Round 4.267th Sunway Sitges 2020
  42. vs Vojtech RutWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-15 · Round 3.367th Sunway Sitges 2020
  43. vs Nicolas ChecaLost · 1-0Black · 2020-12-14 · Round 2.167th Sunway Sitges 2020
  44. vs Roberto Villa IzquierdoWon · 1-0White · 2020-12-13 · Round 1.477th Sunway Sitges 2020
  45. vs Aaron KahnDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-11-01 · Round 5US Class Master 2020
  46. vs Andrey StukopinLost · 0-1White · 2020-11-01 · Round 4US Class Master 2020
  47. vs Justin SarkarWon · 0-1Black · 2020-11-01 · Round 3US Class Master 2020
  48. vs Hans Moke NiemannDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-10-31 · Round 2US Class Master 2020
  49. vs Andrew HongLost · 0-1White · 2020-01-20 · Round 9.3CCCSA Winter GM 2020
  50. vs Carissa YipLost · 1-0Black · 2020-01-20 · Round 8.3CCCSA Winter GM 2020

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-092026 US Women's ChampionshipClassical5

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