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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 (≈9/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
#148,291
#148,291 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — 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
#941
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,086
in continent
World
#148,278
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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