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Koorts, Lukas
🇿🇦FIDE 534012427· Male· South Africa· Born in 2017
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Lukas Koorts, a 9-year-old South African player, is rated 1433 — just 7 short of his peak of 1440 (Feb 2026, age 9). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U8 Open Event and FIDE WORLD CADET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 U8 group. Also played 1 blitz event (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently.
At junior level, he reached #5 and #2 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1433
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1542
All-time high
1440
−7 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 9
Feb 2026 · age 9
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#209,405
#209,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1440
at age 9 · −7 from today
Feb 2026
5th South African U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1428
Jan 2026
2025
2nd South African U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1428
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 8
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 8
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1428 · at age 8
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1428 → 1433
Tournaments
2
29 games
Score
9/ 2931.0%
12W3D14L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsIlanchezhliyan Rathakrishnan1,447·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U8 Open Event·R8·+21.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #9 | 1268 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #100 | 1283 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,675
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#8,894
in continent
World
#209,116
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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