Maximillian Lu is an American chess player.Maximillian Lu. FIDE Chess Profile. Retrieved on November 8, 2016. Lu was the former youngest United States Chess Federation member to attain a master rating.Max Lu, Youngest US Chess Master: "Good Things are About to Happen.". Uschess.org (September 11, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-11-08. At approximately nine-years and eleven-months of age Maximillian beat the previous record by twelve days.Schott, Paul. (October 11, 2015) Greenwich student youngest ever chess master. Greenwichtime.com. Retrieved on 2016-11-08. 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.
List of tournament wins
2013 FIDE North American Youth Chess Championship, Toronto, Canada, under-8, 1st place – received Fide Candidate Master title.US Squad Bags Bevy of Medals & Norms in Toronto. Uschess.org (August 30, 2013). Retrieved on 2016-11-08.
2013 FIDE World Youth Chess Championship, Al-Ain, UAE, 4th place, under-8, top U.S. finisher.Dylan Loeb McClain (January 18, 2014) Strong Showing for U.S. at Youth Championships. NY Times. Retrieved on 2016-11-08.
2014 FIDE North American Youth Chess Championship, Tarrytown, New York, under-10, 1st place.Beatriz Marinello (June 26, 2014) Katz, Williams, Tang & Wang Among Big Winners in Tarrytown. Uschess.org. Retrieved on 2016-11-08.
2015 USCF K-3 National Blitz Champion, 1st place.National Elementary Championship 8–10 May Nashville, TN. Uschess.org. Retrieved on November 8, 2016.
2015 US Chess Federation Grade Nationals, 4th Grade National Champion, 1st place.GM Irina Krush (December 13, 2015) Krush on K-12: “No Offense, but GMs Aren’t Good at Bughouse”. New.uschess.org. Retrieved on November 8, 2016.
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.
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