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Lawrence, Gordon
🇿🇦FIDE 14305640· Male· South Africa· Born in 1952
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Gordon Lawrence, a 74-year-old South African player, is rated 1748. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearances: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (B) and Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). His peak of 1948 was reached at age 66 (Aug 2018, South African #59 at the time).
Current rating
1748
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1948
−200 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 66
Aug 2018 · age 66
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,232
#93,232 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
100 career games
at age 73
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
1st South African 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1786
Dec 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1786 → returned at 1855
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1788 → returned at 1778
Nov 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1749 → 1927
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-61
1809 → 1748
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
2/ 1020.0%
0W4D6L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/2 | #126 | 1120 | -14.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #119 | 1609 | -47.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#345
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#3,365
in continent
World
#93,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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