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LM
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 15-month break between Mar 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. Also played 1 blitz event (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025) recently.
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.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,566
#82,566 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1787
at age 30 · −7 from today
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1640 → 1784
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1784 → returned at 1787
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Feb 2024
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Oct 2019
Crossed 1500
at age 24
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1784 → 1780
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
1/ 616.7%
0W2D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 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 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/3 | #45 | 1825 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#1,965
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#59,454
in continent
World
#82,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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