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Laffer, Michael
🇦🇹FIDE 1669737· Male· Austria· Born in 1995
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Michael Laffer, a 31-year-old Austrian player, is rated 1780 — just 7 short of his peak of 1787 (Jul 2025, age 30). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Feb 2024 and Jul 2025. Recent standard appearances include Mostviertel Cup Round 1, Mostviertler Liga 2025-2026 Round 4-5, and 17. Salzkammergut Schachopen 2025 Group B.
Current rating
1780
Standard
Rpd1709·Blz1731
All-time high
1787
−7 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 30
Jul 2025 · age 30
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,627
#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1787
at age 30 · −7 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1659 → 1784
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Feb 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1640 → returned at 1787
Feb 2024
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Oct 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1787 → 1780
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 1280 | -3.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #16 | 1216 | -4.4 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#1,972
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#59,534
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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