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Lau, Callum
🇿🇦FIDE 14343061· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Callum Lau, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1595 — just 11 short of his peak of 1606 (Nov 2025, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys), 2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Open), and 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship). He took a 12-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2023.
At junior level, he reached #93, #63 and #32 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1595
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1606
−11 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#148,892
#148,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
93rd South African U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1606
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1606
at age 17 · −11 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+409 Elo)
1111 → 1520
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
1542 → 1595
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
13W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCashlin Mackinna1,521·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R6·-24.8
2.[L]vsSobangane Masango1,562·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R5·-22.5
3.[L]vsStorm Scheepers1,623·2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship)·R4·-19.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #38 | 1734 | +30.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #38 | 2433 | +7.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #68 | 1757 | -49.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 2512 | +28.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #55 | 2301 | +35.6 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Mzansi Inter Provincial Team Championships (U18 Open Championship) (-49.2 Elo, finished #68).
Rankings
/
South Africa
#937
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#6,180
in continent
World
#148,879
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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