Question about Chain Rule for Partial Dervatives

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Let $f(u,v)$ be a differentiable function of $u$ and $v$, where $u$ and $v$ are some function of $x$ and $y$. Then let's say $f_u(1,1)=a$ and $f_v(1,1)$= b.

Then let's say I want to find $f_x(x,y)$ at the point $(2,3)$. I will use the chain rule:

$$\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}=\frac{\partial f}{\partial u} \cdot \frac{\partial u}{\partial x} + \frac{\partial f}{\partial v} \cdot \frac{\partial v}{\partial x}$$

My question is, am I able to use the value $f_u(1,1)=a$ in my calculation even though it is not evaluated in the point of interest?