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Jennifer Yu

Number of games in database: 277
Years covered: 2015 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2276 (2293 rapid, 2260 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2379
Overall record: +77 -71 =61 (51.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 68 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (22) 
    A13 A18 A10 A16 A15
 Queen's Gambit Declined (19) 
    D35 D31 D37 D38
 English, 1 c4 e5 (18) 
    A25 A21 A20 A29 A22
 Nimzo Indian (12) 
    E20 E46 E48 E39 E40
 King's Indian (11) 
    E62 E67 E71 E76 E61
 English, 1 c4 c5 (9) 
    A36 A34 A37 A30
With the Black pieces:
 Slav (29) 
    D11 D10 D12 D17 D16
 Queen's Gambit Declined (17) 
    D30 D31 D37 D35
 Petrov (10) 
    C42 C43
 Sicilian (9) 
    B75 B22 B90 B47 B92
 Queen's Pawn Game (8) 
    D02 D00 D04 A46
 Robatsch (7) 
    B06
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Zatonskih vs J Yu, 2019 0-1
   I Krush vs J Yu, 2022 0-1
   I Krush vs J Yu, 2016 1/2-1/2
   D Derakhshani vs J Yu, 2018 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   US Championship (Women) (2019)
   U.S. Women's Championship (2022)
   World Junior Championship (Girls) (2017)
   US Junior Championship (Girls) (2020)
   US Championship (Women) (2020)
   US Championship (Women) (2018)
   US Championship (Women) (2017)
   United States Women's Championship (2024)
   US Chess Championship (Women) (2016)
   US Championship (Women) (2023)
   Batumi Olympiad (Women) (2018)
   World Team Chess Championship (Women) (2017)
   World Cup (Women) (2021)
   Sunway Sitges Open (2020)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Pan-Am Intercollegiate
   J Yu vs K Juksta (Jan-04-25) 0-1
   J Yu vs N Kacharava (Jan-03-25) 1/2-1/2
   S Khademalsharieh vs J Yu (Dec-30-24) 1-0, blitz
   J Yu vs M Kamalidenova (Dec-30-24) 0-1, blitz
   M Muzychuk vs J Yu (Dec-30-24) 1/2-1/2, blitz

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JENNIFER YU
(born Feb-01-2002, 23 years old) United States of America

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FIDE Master (2017) and Woman Grandmaster (2018).

Yu became a Women's FIDE Master in 2013 before scoring a FIDE Master title in 2017 and was awarded her WIM (1) title back in 2016. She won the 2014 Girls U12 World Championship. She scored 8 points after 11 rounds (tied with 2 others) behind Zhansaya Abdumalik (winner) and Anastasya Paramzina (clear 2nd with 8.5 points) at the World Junior Championship (Girls) (2017). US Women's Champion in 2019 and 2022.

References / Sources

(1) http://ratings.fide.com/title_appli..., (2) http://chess-results.com/tnr297814.... (2017 North American Junior chess championship at Irving, Texas), (3) http://chessevents.com/2015/06/worl...

Wikipedia article: Jennifer Yu (chess player)

Last updated: 2022-10-21 10:19:21

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 page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 277  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Yu vs A Sharevich 0-1572015US Championship (Women)A28 English
2. A Wang vs J Yu 0-1482015US Championship (Women)D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
3. J Yu vs A Melekhina  ½-½532015US Championship (Women)A36 English
4. T Abrahamyan vs J Yu  1-0602015US Championship (Women)C41 Philidor Defense
5. J Yu vs A Virkud  0-1622015US Championship (Women)D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. J Yu vs K Nemcova 0-1352015US Championship (Women)A18 English, Mikenas-Carls
7. S Foisor vs J Yu  ½-½602015US Championship (Women)D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. J Yu vs V Ni  0-1432015US Championship (Women)A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
9. N Paikidze vs J Yu  1-0362015US Championship (Women)D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. J Yu vs I Krush 0-1402015US Championship (Women)A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
11. R Goletiani vs J Yu  ½-½542015US Championship (Women)A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
12. S Arun Prasad vs J Yu  ½-½42201543rd Annual World OpenA22 English
13. J Yu vs N Georgiadis  0-138201543rd Annual World OpenA10 English
14. A Gorovets vs J Yu  1-052201546th National CongressD02 Queen's Pawn Game
15. J Yu vs R Li  0-165201654th Baltimore OpenA25 English
16. J Yu vs A Eswaran  ½-½562016US Chess Championship (Women)A18 English, Mikenas-Carls
17. T Abrahamyan vs J Yu  1-0562016US Chess Championship (Women)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. J Yu vs Agata Bykovtsev  ½-½532016US Chess Championship (Women)E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
19. J Yu vs C Yip 1-0392016US Chess Championship (Women)A16 English
20. N Paikidze vs J Yu  1-0392016US Chess Championship (Women)B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
21. J Yu vs K Nemcova 0-1252016US Chess Championship (Women)A25 English
22. S Foisor vs J Yu 1-0852016US Chess Championship (Women)D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
23. J Yu vs A Melekhina  1-0332016US Chess Championship (Women)A37 English, Symmetrical
24. I Krush vs J Yu ½-½822016US Chess Championship (Women)A06 Reti Opening
25. J Yu vs A Zatonskih 1-0612016US Chess Championship (Women)D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Oct-04-18  UncleBent: <sonia91> Thanks for the correction.
Oct-04-18  sonia91: I stand corrected: it's actually Alisa Maric, who achieved the IM title in 1993, while Fierro Baquero gained it in 2005.
Mar-26-19  Otoy: <CG.com.>, can we please provide picture of this young lady who is at the helm of the ongoing 2019 US Women Chess Championship.
Mar-27-19  wordfunph: amen with <Otoy>..

pic of Miss Yu please?

Mar-28-19  Otoy: Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture! Picture!
Mar-30-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  OBIT: https://new.uschess.org/wp-content/...
Mar-30-19  botvinnik64: Amazing performance - how long has it been since anyone clinches this Championship with a round to spare? 9/10? Are you kidding!!!?? We are not worthy...
Mar-30-19  parmetd: 2009 Anna Zatonskih 8.5/9
Mar-30-19  PhilFeeley: Picture (and a nice one):

https://www.uschesschamps.com/2019-...

Mar-31-19  Otoy: No picture yet CG.Com!?? Why???
Apr-01-19  TheBish: And time to update her profile. US Women's champ 2019! Way to go Jennifer! Congratulations!
Apr-06-19  BIDMONFA: Jennifer R Yu

YU, Jennifer R.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/yu_jennifer...
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Jun-17-19  UncleBent: She has accepted a wild card invitation to play in the US Junior (Open) Championship, which begins July 10. She will be rated 9th out of 10, behind 4 GMs and 4 IMs. Jennifer already has the 3 IM norms, but still needs to get to 2400 ELO to be earn the title.
Jun-22-19  siggemannen: No games this year? Guess she prioritises studies
Jul-13-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: 0/2 at the US Juniors event so far
Jul-15-19  dangerhump: It's unfortunate to see her make the same mistake as Annie Wang did last year and play in an event that she is outmatched in. It would be better to continue to train and learn and play in events that are closer to her level. Getting crushed like this over and over is not good for confidence.
Jul-21-19  UncleBent: <It's unfortunate to see her make the same mistake as Annie Wang did last year and play in an event that she is outmatched in.>

I'm not going to blame the judgement of a 17 year old. As I have commented previously, she was looking to gain 50 more ELO points, get to 2400 and then "cash in" her 3 norms for the IM Title. Yes... she was very over-matched, by stronger opponents who have far more experience in top-level play, and who have spent considerably more time and effort into studying the game. "They" were waiting for her, were aware of her limited opening repertoire, and had prepared lines. But shouldn't the blame be put on the St Louis CC for giving her the wild/card entry?

Jul-22-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Maybe America should think of importing more Norwegians.
Jul-22-19  whiteshark: <Jennifer Yu’s US Junior Championship: Can research explain her result?> Broken down in a CB-article by Alexey Root: https://en.chessbase.com/post/jenni...
Oct-21-22  waustad: Congrats on winning the US Women’s Championship.
Oct-25-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: US Champ!
Feb-02-24  whiteshark: <PotD>
Aug-03-24  YoungEd: She just won the Botez Chess Camp tournament!
Aug-03-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  saffuna: There's a Botez Chess Camp??
Aug-03-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <saffuna>, there apparently is such an animal:

https://www.youtube.com/results?sea...

I have seen numerous videos of Botez playing poker, with the odd chess post, but never any reference to this till now.

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