Luis Engel

{{Short description|German chess grandmaster (born 2002)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox chess player

| name = Luis Engel

| image = LuisEngel24.jpg

| caption = Engel in 2024

| country = Germany

| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|14 October 2002}}

| birth_place = Hamburg, Germany

| title = Grandmaster (2020)

| peakrating = 2564 (September 2021)

| FideID = 12961523

}}

Luis Engel (born 14 October 2002){{Cite web |title=Certificate of Title Result International Master |url=http://ratings.fide.com/apps/246132.pdf |last= |first= |date= |website=ratings.fide.com |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}} is a German chess grandmaster (since 2020).{{Cite web |title=Titles approved by 2020 Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, UAE |url=https://fide.com/news/412 |website=FIDE.com |date=6 March 2020}}

He scored 8/9 on Germany's second team at the 2016 World Youth Chess Olympiad, claiming the top prize on the 2nd board.{{Cite web |title=The chess games of Luis Engel |url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=147497 |website=www.chessgames.com |access-date=2020-05-17}}{{Cite web |title=Miesbauer, Jan vs. Engel, Luis - World Youth U16 Olympiad 2016 |url=https://chess24.com/en/embed-tournament/world-youth-u16-olympiad/6/12/1 |website=chess24.com |language=en |access-date=2020-05-17}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Engel, Luis FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers |url=https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=12961523 |website=ratings.fide.com |access-date=2020-05-17}}

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