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Engel, Luis
GM🇩🇪FIDE 12961523· Male· Germany· Born in 2002
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Luis Engel, a 24-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2588 — just 6 short of his peak of 2594 (Apr 2026, age 24) and ranked 9th among German players, and 193rd worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 67 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. He reached World #170 in Apr 2026.
Awarded GM in 2020 (age 18) and IM in 2018 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #10 in U20, World #8 in U18, World #13 in U16, World #12 in U14, World #30 in U12 and #2 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2588
Standard
Rpd2452·Blz2455
All-time high
2594
−6 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 24
Apr 2026 · age 24
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Peak German rank: #7
at age 24 · rated 2594
Apr 2026
Peak World rank: #170
at age 24 · rated 2594
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2594
at age 24 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2022
500 career games
at age 20
Jun 2022
10th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2560
Apr 2022
2020
8th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2553
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
2548 → 2588
Tournaments
10
55 games
Score
41.5/ 5575.5%
31W21D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2539 | -4.5 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2778 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #14 | 2475 | -7.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #71 | 2559 | -1.3 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #21 | 2705 | +4.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #36 | 2840 | +6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #32 | 2744 | +4.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #7 | 2664 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2711 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #14 | 2632 | +11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas KahlertFM
🇩🇪GER·2078
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsJakob Leon PajekenIM
🇩🇪GER·2475
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJonas RoseneckIM
🇩🇪GER·2391
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsJakob PfreundtIM
🇩🇪GER·2472
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsHenning HolinkaFM
🇩🇪GER·2359
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2018
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Rankings
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Germany
#9
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#104
in continent
World
#193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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