Sam Luger
USA · FIDE ID 30985773 · 84 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2328
#146 in USA (active)
Rapid
2098
#231 in USA (active)
Blitz
1951
#703 in USA (active)
Score
57%
32 W · 31 D · 21 L
Opp. avg
2308
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-07
2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 39% of games (scores 64%), otherwise 1.e4 (35%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 9 of 14 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 15 of 15 games (Indian Defense), scoring 40%.
- Comfort zone: King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 42% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
- Drawish: 37% of games end in a draw.
Based on 84 over-the-board games (37 classical). 46 with White (60%), 38 with Black (53%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 18 | 64% |
| 1.e4 | 16 | 47% |
| 1.Nf3 | 11 | 73% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense | 3 | 67% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Zukertort Opening | 2 | 75% |
| Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line | 2 | 100% |
| King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (14 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 9 | 50% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 90% |
Against 1.d4 (15 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 15 | 40% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 2 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | Tianqi Wang (2363) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-07 | Sandeep Sethuraman (2464) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-07 | Ethan Sheehan (2386) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-06 | Joshua Altman (2248) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-05 | Andrew Jiang (2294) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-05 | Ryan Amburgy (2288) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B · classical | L |
| 2026-09-04 | Koustav Chatterjee (2481) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B · classical | W |
| 2026-09-03 | Titas Stremavicius (2554) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-01 | Ivan Schitco (2498) 2026 Labor Day Norm Invitational | GM B · classical | L |
| 2026-07-01 | Dattasai Kilari (2054) 54th annual World Open - 2026 · classical | L |
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