Player profile

Luger, Sam

Standard: 2328 Rapid: 2098 Blitz: 1951 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 30985773 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: USA Sex: M Birth Year: 2012 Age: 14
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 70 Wins: 23 (33%) Draws: 28 (40%) Losses: 19 (27%)
Dossier

64 of 70 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 91.7%
Opened e4: 11/28Opened Nf3: 8/28Opened d4: 8/28Opened c4: 1/28
Castled kingside: 43Same-side castling: 36Did not castle: 6Castled queenside: 4Opposite-side castling: 4
Fianchettoed kingside: 30Played in the center: 17Played on the queenside: 15Fianchettoed queenside: 11Played on the kingside: 11
Active pieces: 41Initiated exchanges: 40Kept the bishop pair: 33Backward pawn: 29Space advantage: 26Sacrificed material: 24Isolated pawn: 21Missed tactics: 8Played gambits: 5Accepted short draws: 3
Openings

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As White 30 games 12W 13D 5L
Sicilian Defense 7 games 2W 3D 2L
Closed 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Traditional 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Opening 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Open Defense 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Classical Line 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Botvinnik Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Keres Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Closed 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Delayed Exchange 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rio Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Gipslis Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with g3 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 28 games 8W 12D 8L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 4 games 1W 1D 2L
St. Petersburg Variation 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Romanishin-Psakhis Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
King's Indian Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Formation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ultra-Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 4 games 2W 0D 2L
Morphy Defense 3 games 1W 0D 2L
Steinitz Deferred 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Wormald Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hyperaccelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Old Sicilian 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Karpov System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Standard Development 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
East Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Invitation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Blunders Top 4 of 206

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2026.03.07 · 16. O-O (−61.5% win chance) 1-0
Samuel Cheng
Luger, Sam
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2026.09.05 · 20. Rd1 (−52.9% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Jiang, Andrew
Luger, Sam
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2026.04.01 · 43. Ke4 (−45.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Bharath Subramaniyam H
Luger, Sam
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2026.09.01 · 36... Kf6 (−37.9% win chance) 1-0
Luger, Sam
Schitco, Ivan
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