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Billett, Lauren
🇿🇦FIDE 14361574· Male· South Africa· Born in 2005
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Lauren Billett, a 21-year-old South African player, is rated 1444. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (Adult), Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open), and NMB Closed 2025 (U20 and Adult). His peak of 1496 was reached at age 19 (Jun 2024).
At junior level, he reached #74 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1444
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1400
All-time high
1496
−52 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 19
Jun 2024 · age 19
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#204,786
#204,786 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1417 → 1447
Feb 2026
2024
74th South African U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1496
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Jun 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 19
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1496
at age 19 · −52 from today
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1496 · at age 19
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
6/ 2524.0%
8W0D17L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/5 | #16 | 1277 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #17 | 1469 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/3 | #16 | 713 | 0.0 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 3/3 | #18 | 727 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,614
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#8,586
in continent
World
#204,575
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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