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Louw, Lukas
🇿🇦FIDE 534005234· Male· South Africa· Born in 2013
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Lukas Louw, a 13-year-old South African player, is rated 1413. He has fluctuated between 1413 and 1458 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U14 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship). Also played 1 rapid event (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)) recently. His peak of 1458 was reached at age 13 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #19 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1413
Standard
Rpd1480·Blz1416
All-time high
1458
−45 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 13
Feb 2026 · age 13
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#214,939
#214,939 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1458
at age 13 · −45 from today
Feb 2026
2025
19th South African U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1452
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1452 · at age 12
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1439 → 1413
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
15/ 2657.7%
13W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMaxim Kudiyarov1,571·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U14 Open Championship)·R4·+27.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/9 | #42 | 1368 | -46.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #109 | 2309 | -47.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/3 | #5 | 2296 | +70.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/1 | #5 | 2211 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,741
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#9,117
in continent
World
#214,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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