Luis Engel

Luis Engel
Engel at GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 Karlsruhe
CountryGermany
Born14 October 2002 (2002-10-14) (age 22)
Hamburg, Germany
TitleGrandmaster (2020)
FIDE rating2549 (November 2024)
Peak rating2564 (September 2021)

Luis Engel (born 14 October 2002)[1] is a German chess grandmaster (since 2020).[2]

He scored 8/9 on Germany's second team at the 2016 World Youth Chess Olympiad, claiming the top prize on the 2nd board.[3][4]

At the German championships:

  • 2012: U10 4th place
  • 2013: U12 7th place
  • 2014: U12 1st place, German champion
  • 2015: U14 4th place
  • 2016: U14 1st place, German champion
  • 2017: U16 4th place
  • 2019: U18 1st place, European team champion
  • 2020: 1st place, German champion
  • 2021: 1st place, German masters

Engel received the International Master title in 2018.[5]

  1. ^ "Certificate of Title Result International Master" (PDF). ratings.fide.com.
  2. ^ "Titles approved by 2020 Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, UAE". FIDE.com. 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "The chess games of Luis Engel". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Miesbauer, Jan vs. Engel, Luis - World Youth U16 Olympiad 2016". chess24.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Engel, Luis FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.