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Santos, Luther

FM🇦🇴

FIDEFIDE 10115102· Male· Angola· Born in 2006

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Luther Santos, a 20-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2075 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneio de Xadrez Sonangol 50 Anos-Open 1-7, CAMPEONATO NACIONAL POR EQUIPAS OPEN 2025, and CAMPEONATO NACIONAL INDIVIDUAL ABSOLUTO UIGE 2025 1-9. His peak of 2209 was reached at age 18 (Dec 2024, #4 nationally at the time); he spent 17 months in top 10.

Awarded FM in 2026 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2075

Standard

Rpd2080·Blz1955

All-time high

2209

−134 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 18

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,839 · players worldwide · of 216,808
17 months in National top 10 (2024–2026)

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
17 months in national top 10
longest streak 17 months · since Nov 2024
Mar 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
Feb 2026
2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2128
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 19
Mar 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #4
at age 18 · rated 2209
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
CAMPEONATO NACIONAL INDIVIDUAL DE JUNIOR OPEN 1-9
perf 2634 (+507) · 7.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs David SilvaIM 2,347
CAMPEONATO NACIONAL INDIVIDUAL ABSOLUTO UIGE 2025 1-9 · Nov 2025 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-50
2125 → 2075
Tournaments
6
56 games
Score
28/ 5650.0%
21W19D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Torneio de Xadrez Sonangol 50 Anos-Open 1-7
Swiss
Feb 20262.5/7#151931-33.8
CAMPEONATO NACIONAL POR EQUIPAS OPEN 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/6#201945-33.8
CAMPEONATO NACIONAL INDIVIDUAL ABSOLUTO UIGE 2025 1-9
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/8#122187+15.6
CAMPEONATO NACIONAL INDIVIDUAL DE JUNIOR OPEN 1-9
Open Swiss
Nov 20257.5/7#12634-1.6
2025 ZONE 4.5 AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS OPEN
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/7#92409+12.2
Worst Elo result: Torneio de Xadrez Sonangol 50 Anos-Open 1-7 (-33.8 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

/
Angola
#15
out of 146 players
Africa
#330
in continent
World
#17,839
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Angola
1
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2,306
1
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2,306
3
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2,212
4
🇦🇴Domingos, CatarinoFollow Catarino DomingosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,186
5
🇦🇴Junior, DomingosFollow Domingos JuniorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,171
6
🇦🇴Gama, Edivaldo JrFollow Edivaldo Jr GamaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,134
7
🇦🇴Soares, Erikson Roberto MauricioFollow Erikson Roberto Mauricio SoaresTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,130
8
🇦🇴Oliveira, LucianoFollow Luciano OliveiraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,128
9
🇦🇴Simoes, JoaoFollow Joao SimoesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,123
10
🇦🇴Lutuima, AmaroFollow Amaro LutuimaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,122
...
15🇦🇴Santos, Luther2,075
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
🇪🇬Adly, AhmedFollow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,580
3
🇲🇦Hamdouchi, HichamFollow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,502
4
🇩🇿Bellahcene, BilelFollow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,493
5
🇪🇬Fawzy, AdhamFollow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,467
6
🇩🇿Arab, AdlaneFollow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,453
7
🇪🇬Shoker, SamyFollow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,442
8
🇲🇬Rakotomaharo, Fy AntenainaFollow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,441
9
🇹🇳Njili, KamelFollow Kamel NjiliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,414
10
🇪🇬Labib, Ibrahim HasanFollow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,412
...
330🇦🇴Santos, Luther2,075
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
17839🇦🇴Santos, Luther2,075