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Ortiz Sanchez, Luis

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FIDEFIDE 24581160· Male· Wales· Born in 1979

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Luis Ortiz Sanchez, a 47-year-old player, is rated 1997 — just 18 short of his peak of 2015 (Feb 2026, age 47). He is on a breakout run, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier) recently. He reached #19 nationally in Feb 2026.

Competes for Wales since Jan 2023.

Current rating

1997

Standard

Rpd1863·Blz1873

All-time high

2015

−18 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 47

Activity

37

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#27,973

#27,973 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 2015
Mar 2026
Peak national rank: #19
at age 47 · rated 2015
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2015
at age 47 · −18 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 46
Nov 2025
2024
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 1983
Jul 2024
6-month rising streak
+120 Elo
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2025 British Championship: Major Open
perf 2215 (+223) · 6.5/9 · #6
Top opponent
vs Adam A Taylor 2,279
2025 British Championship: Major Open · Aug 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
+89
1908 → 1997
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
10W9D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#621668-18.4
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/7#742053+7.6
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20252/2#62694+14.6
1st Swindon Chess Congress - Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#272025+12.2
2025 British Championship: Major Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/9#62215+71.8
Worst Elo result: 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8 (-18.4 Elo, finished #62).

Rankings

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Wales
#26
out of 269 players
Europe
#20,666
in continent
World
#27,973
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Wales
1
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2
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2,267
3
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2,255
4
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2,201
5
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2,199
6
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2,176
7
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2,171
8
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2,159
9
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2,156
10
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2,137
...
26🇬🇧Ortiz Sanchez, Luis1,997
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
20666🇬🇧Ortiz Sanchez, Luis1,997
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,754
10
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2,753
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27973🇬🇧Ortiz Sanchez, Luis1,997