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Hoffman, Luc
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30964644· Male· United States of America· Born in 2008
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Luc Hoffman, a 18-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2194 — just 25 short of his peak of 2219 (Jul 2025, age 17) and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2028 and 2219 over the past 2 years. 174 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 May Marshall Monthly FIDE - U2400, 2026 May-June Marshall Mondays Round 1-3, and 2026 May Marshall Premier FIDE - Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Marshall Chess Club Rapid Championship) and 9 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #25, #45 and #43 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2194
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz2193
All-time high
2219
−25 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 17
Jul 2025 · age 17
Activity
139
games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo
162 past 12 mo · ≈14/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#517 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2219
at age 17 · −25 from today
Jul 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Apr 2025
25th American U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2211
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+237 Elo)
1974 → 2211
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
2219 → 2194
Tournaments
25
154 games
Score
82.5/ 15453.6%
65W39D50L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2249 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/5 | #11 | 2256 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0/4 | #28 | 1406 | -79.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2275 | +19.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 2235 | +31.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2750 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2134 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2199 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #223 | 2039 | -65.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #8 | 2202 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMykola BortnykIM
🇺🇦UKR·2440
+0 −13 =0
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsLinxi ZhuFM
🇺🇸USA·2255
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsEthan Kozower
🇺🇸USA·2068
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsNathan Peyton
🇺🇸USA·1924
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsElliott Goodrich
🇺🇸USA·2077
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
United States of America
#306
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#932
in continent
World
#8,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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