Maximillian Lu
American chess player (born 2005)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maximillian Lu is an American chess player.[1] Lu was the former youngest United States Chess Federation member to attain a master rating.[2] At approximately nine-years and eleven-months of age Maximillian beat the previous record by twelve days.[3] About a year later, this record was broken by Christopher Yoo. Lu is a 7-time National Scholastic Champion, 3-time North American Youth Champion, and 3-time Pan-American Youth Champion.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 30, 2005 |
| Chess career | |
| Country | United States |
| Title | International Master (2022) |
| Peak rating | 2442 (August 2022) |
List of tournament wins
2013 FIDE North American Youth Chess Championship, Toronto, Canada, under-8, 1st place – received Fide Candidate Master title.[4]
2013 FIDE World Youth Chess Championship, Al-Ain, UAE, 4th place, under-8, top U.S. finisher.[5]
2014 FIDE North American Youth Chess Championship, Tarrytown, New York, under-10, 1st place.[6]
2015 USCF K-3 National Blitz Champion, 1st place.[7]
2015 US Chess Federation Grade Nationals, 4th Grade National Champion, 1st place.[8]
2017 FIDE North American Youth Chess Championship, under-12, 1st place.
2018, 2019, 2021 FIDE Pan-American Youth Chess Championship, under-16, 1st place.
2023 US Chess Federation Grade Nationals, 12th Grade National Co-Champion.
