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Lau, Felix

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FIDEFIDE 16264975· Male· Germany· Born in 1970

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Felix Lau, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 1948. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearance: HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025. He took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025. His peak of 2056 was reached at age 48 (Aug 2018).

Current rating

1948

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2056

−108 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 48

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,111

#37,111 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1923 → returned at 1932
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1906 → 1944
Mar 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Mar 2020
2018
Crossed 2000
at age 48
Aug 2018
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Aug 2018
All-time peak 2056
at age 48 · −108 from today
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bjarne Kneesch 1,854
HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025 · Dec 2025 · +7.8 Elo
Evolution
+16
1932 → 1948
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBjarne Kneesch1,854·HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025·R4·+7.8
2.[W]vsKarl Lukas Birkholz1,796·HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025·R3·+6.3
3.[W]vsMartina Gerdts1,696·HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025·R1·+4.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsFrank BrackerIM2,299·HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025·R2·-2.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/4#282102+16.4

Rankings

/
Germany
#4,227
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#27,435
in continent
World
#37,111
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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