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Kaufman, Lawrence

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2000555· Male· United States of America· Born in 1947

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Lawrence Kaufman, a 79-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2197 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2150–2200 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). He had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2424 was reached at age 54 (Jul 2001); he also reached American #70 in Sep 2009.

Awarded GM in 2008 (age 61) and IM in 2001 (age 54).

Current rating

2197

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2134

All-time high

2424

−227 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 54

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#8,351 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

23 entries
2025
28th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 78 · rated 2202
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 77
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2188 → returned at 2199
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2188 → returned at 2188
Feb 2020
2018
54th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 71 · rated 2256
Jan 2018
2013
500 career games
at age 66
Sep 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Kimani Stancil 1,913
71st Annual Maryland Open - Championship · May 2026 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
-5
2202 → 2197
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJesse KraaiGM2,377·71st Annual Maryland Open - Championship·R2·-2.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
71st Annual Maryland Open - Championship
Swiss
May 20263/5#112084-5.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsAndrew SamuelsonFM
🇺🇸USA·2051
+11 −4 =7
22 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
vsBryan SmithGM
🇺🇸USA·2367
+4 −2 =5
11 games·last met Dec 2013
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vsOladapo ADUIM
🇳🇬NGR·2112
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Aug 2013
View head-to-head →
vsAlexander ShabalovGM
🇺🇸USA·2428
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2016
View head-to-head →
vsTegshsuren EnkhbatIM
🇺🇸USA·2253
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#301
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#909
in continent
World
#8,351
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
301🇺🇸Kaufman, Lawrence2,197
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
909🇺🇸Kaufman, Lawrence2,197
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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8351🇺🇸Kaufman, Lawrence2,197