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Lau, Theodor
🇩🇪FIDE 12946524· Male· Germany· Born in 2002
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Theodor Lau, a 24-year-old German player, is rated 1823 — just 13 short of his peak of 1836 (Mar 2024, age 22). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterturnier.
At junior level, he reached #100 and #60 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1823
Standard
Rpd1801·Blz1753
All-time high
1836
−13 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 22
Mar 2024 · age 22
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#69,258
#69,258 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1688 → 1836
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1836
at age 22 · −13 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1726 → returned at 1823
Jan 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1726
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1836 → 1823
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
0.5/ 77.1%
0W1D6L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/7 | #24 | 1693 | -12.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,293
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#50,394
in continent
World
#69,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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