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Luger, Sam

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FIDEFIDE 30985773· Male· United States of America· Born in 2012

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Sam Luger, a 14-year-old American player, is rated 2201 and ranked 10th among American players under 14, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2073 and 2248 over the past 2 years. 62 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Atlantic City Open, 2025 U.S. Masters, and 2025 Fall CCC IM Norm Invitational (36) - D. His peak of 2248 was reached at age 13 (Nov 2025).

At junior level, he reached World #62 in U14, World #24 in U12 and World #16 in U10.

Current rating

2201

Standard

Rpd2098·Blz1951

All-time high

2248

−47 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 13

Activity

58

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#10

#10 · American players under 14 · of 585

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
62nd U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2210
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2248
at age 13 · −47 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Aug 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 13
May 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship
perf 2347 (+134) · 5/6 · #2
Top opponent
vs Bharath Subramaniyam HGM 2,589
The Atlantic City Open · Apr 2026 · +16.1 Elo
Evolution
+28
2173 → 2201
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
32/ 5459.3%
23W18D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPraveen BalakrishnanGM2,505·2025 U.S. Masters·R5·+33.8
2.[W]vsBalaji DaggupatiGM2,459·2025 U.S. Masters·R6·+32.3
3.[W]vsDylan TangFM2,249·2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day - IM D·R2·+21.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The Atlantic City Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#222181-8.8
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/9#712298+26.4
2025 Fall CCC IM Norm Invitational (36) - D
Round-Robin
Nov 20253/9#82122-64.0
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/5#92361+35.2
147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - Championship
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/6#22347+35.6
55th annual Continental Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#32075-40.8
2025 NY Marshall Summer Six Day - IM D
Round-Robin
Jul 20255/9#42267+44.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 Fall CCC IM Norm Invitational (36) - D (-64.0 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#283
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#876
in continent
World
#8,115
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
283🇺🇸Luger, Sam2,201
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
876🇺🇸Luger, Sam2,201
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
8115🇺🇸Luger, Sam2,201