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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 (≈17/year long-term). 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
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#213,571
#213,571 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — 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
#1,716
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,924
in continent
World
#213,151
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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