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Laurie, John D
🇿🇦FIDE 14324237· Male· South Africa· Born in 1971
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John D Laurie, a 55-year-old South African player, is rated 1975 and sitting in the top 4% of South African players. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 40 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: Cape Town Chess Federation Club League 2025 (A). His peak of 2039 was reached at age 48 (Nov 2019, South African #27 at the time).
Current rating
1975
Standard
Rpd2026·Blz2050
All-time high
2039
−64 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 48
Nov 2019 · age 48
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#65 · South African players · of 1,804
Career timeline
12 entries2026
4th South African 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1975
Jun 2026
2022
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1975
Jun 2022
2020
3rd South African 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2039
Oct 2020
2019
Peak South African rank: #27
at age 48 · rated 2039
Dec 2019
All-time peak 2039
at age 48 · −64 from today
Nov 2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2039 → returned at 1963
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1978 → 1975
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
5W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #31 | 2023 | -3.2 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#65
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#798
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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