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Ernst, Luca
FM🇫🇷FIDE 45117055· Male· France· Born in 2009
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Luca Ernst, a 17-year-old French FIDE Master, is rated 2256 and ranked 12th among French players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 103 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U18, Trophee ADIM 2026 - Tournoi de maitres d'Asnieres sur Seine, and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters. Also played 3 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2306 was reached at age 14 (May 2023).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #33 in U14 and #9, #7, #9, #18 and #11 nationally in U18, U16, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2256
Standard
Rpd2238·Blz2066
All-time high
2306
−50 pts below
May 2023 · age 14
May 2023 · age 14
Activity
92
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · French players under 18 · of 1,020
Career timeline
19 entries2026
9th French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2293
Feb 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 16
Apr 2025
7th French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2225
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Feb 2024
2023
33rd U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2306
May 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+41
2215 → 2256
Tournaments
14
84 games
Score
46/ 8454.8%
34W24D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2401 | +38.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #9 | 2189 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #64 | 2006 | -64.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #123 | 2997 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #64 | 2844 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2379 | +29.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #189 | 2063 | -10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #95 | 2325 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #64 | 2241 | -4.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #57 | 2327 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsImad Ouardi
🇫🇷FRA·2115
+12 −0 =2
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsHugo Morin-Roche
🇫🇷FRA·1730
+12 −1 =1
14 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsBaptiste LissillourFM
🇫🇷FRA·2269
+4 −8 =1
13 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsGuillaume GardeFM
🇫🇷FRA·2169
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsPhileas MathieuIM
🇫🇷FRA·2390
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
France
#245
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#3,804
in continent
World
#5,582
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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