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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 2389 and ranked 2nd among American players under 14, and in the top 1% 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.

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

Current rating

2389

Standard

Rpd2098·Blz1951

All-time high

2389

at best
Jun 2026 · age 14

Activity

57

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

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

Signature stat

#2

#2 · American players under 14 · of 606

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
Peak American rank: #97
at age 14 · rated 2389
Jun 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

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
35th Annual Chicago Open
perf 2640 (+251) · 6/9 · #12
Top opponent
vs Brandon JacobsonGM 2,594
35th Annual Chicago Open · May 2026 · +15.3 Elo
Evolution
+217
2172 → 2389
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
33/ 5461.1%
24W18D12L
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.[D]vsBharath Subramaniyam HGM2,589·The Atlantic City Open·R2·+16.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoaquin Carlson1,976·55th annual Continental Open - Premier·R6·-30.4
2.[L]vsVaseegaran NandhakumarFM2,087·The Atlantic City Open·R5·-26.3
3.[L]vsShankar GauriIM2,407·2025 U.S. Masters·R9·-9.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20266/9#122640+188.4
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
Worst Elo result: 2025 Fall CCC IM Norm Invitational (36) - D (-64.0 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#97
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#217
in continent
World
#1,868
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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97🇺🇸Luger, Sam2,389
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
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.
2,696
7
🇺🇸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
...
217🇺🇸Luger, Sam2,389
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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1868🇺🇸Luger, Sam2,389