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Adamson, Luke
🇿🇦FIDE 14357836· Male· South Africa· Born in 1975
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Luke Adamson, a 51-year-old South African player, is rated 1584 — just 4 short of his peak of 1588 (Mar 2024, age 49). He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 PBHS Open Chess Tournament (B), 2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (B), and 2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (B). Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 South African Open Chess Championships (Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1584
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1674
All-time high
1588
−4 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 49
Mar 2024 · age 49
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#153,108
#153,108 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
30th South African 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1587
May 2026
100 career games
at age 51
Apr 2026
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1387 → 1588
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 49
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 49
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
1538 → 1584
Tournaments
11
67 games
Score
29.5/ 6744.0%
30W7D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #36 | 1795 | -21.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #5 | 2358 | +18.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | 1649 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #4 | 1728 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #32 | 2582 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1728 | +25.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #37 | 2777 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/4 | #17 | 980 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #10 | 1628 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #37 | 1535 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#997
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,396
in continent
World
#153,093
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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