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Lapshun, Yury
IM🇺🇸FIDE 2006960· Male· United States of America· Born in 1972
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Yury Lapshun, a 54-year-old American International Master, is rated 2272 and sitting in the top 4% of American players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 18 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship, 2025 Marshall Chess Club Senior Championship, and 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open A. Also played 1 rapid (including 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Rapid Tournament) and 1 blitz events (including 6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Blitz Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2012–2014) and 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2479 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2007, American #46 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2003 (age 31) and FM in 2001 (age 29).
Current rating
2272
Standard
Rpd2415·Blz2271
All-time high
2479
−207 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 35
Apr 2007 · age 35
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#206 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
19 entries2023
9th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2350
May 2023
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2385 → returned at 2382
Dec 2019
500 career games
at age 47
Sep 2019
2018
9th American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2407
Jun 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
Oct 2016
2013
7th American 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2458
Jan 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championshipperf 2347 (+75) · 3.5/5 · #32
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
2281 → 2272
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
17/ 2860.7%
13W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #32 | 2347 | +9.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2230 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #33 | 2243 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #36 | 2122 | -17.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJay BoninIM
🇺🇸USA·2079
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLev Shangin
🇺🇸USA·2192
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsTomas LaurusasGM
🇱🇹LTU·2523
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsGeorge Berg
🇺🇸USA·1901
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAsa HoffmannFM
🇺🇸USA·2178
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2019
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Rankings
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United States of America
#206
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#559
in continent
World
#4,997
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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