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Linster, Philippe
FM🇱🇺FIDE 4001206· Male· Luxembourg· Born in 1989
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Philippe Linster, a 37-year-old Luxembourgish FIDE Master, is rated 2230 and ranked 4th among Luxembourgish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 54 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 9th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship and Luxembourg Team Championship 25-26 Round 2. Also played 1 blitz event (including ESNA Cyprus Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2303 was reached at age 30 (May 2019); he also reached Luxembourgish #2 in May 2024 and spent 15 months in Luxembourgish top 3.
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 30). At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2230
Standard
Rpd2203·Blz2222
All-time high
2303
−73 pts below
May 2019 · age 30
May 2019 · age 30
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Luxembourgish players · of 242
15 months in National top 3 (2023–2025)
15 months in National top 3 (2023–2025)
Career timeline
20 entries2025
500 career games
at age 36
Dec 2025
15 months in national top 3
longest streak 15 months · since Dec 2023
Apr 2025
2024
Peak Luxembourgish rank: #2
at age 35 · rated 2257
May 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2257 → returned at 2251
Jan 2024
2019
FM title awardedFM
at age 30
May 2019
Crossed 2300
at age 30
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2224 → 2230
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
6W0D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #8 | 2252 | +15.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #113 | 1431 | -10.0 |
Rankings
/
Luxembourg
#4
out of 294 players
Europe
#4,600
in continent
World
#6,680
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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