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Lutz, Ruben
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12975974· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
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Ruben Lutz, a 21-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2332 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B Maerz 2026.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #85 in U12 and #15, #17, #12, #6 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2332
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2332
at best
Apr 2026 · age 21
Apr 2026 · age 21
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#259 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
21 entries2026
All-time peak 2332
at age 21
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Apr 2025
2024
15th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2311
May 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 19
May 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 19
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
2306 → 2332
Tournaments
8
19 games
Score
12.5/ 1965.8%
10W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 2430 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #93 | 2360 | +1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #65 | 1584 | -8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2448 | +6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 3061 | +17.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #113 | 2288 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2358 | +8.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #22 | 2287 | -1.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#259
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,045
in continent
World
#3,152
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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