What is Pugh, Lawrence's FIDE rating?

Pugh, Lawrence's current standard FIDE rating is 1819.

What is Pugh, Lawrence's world ranking?

Pugh, Lawrence is currently ranked #70,454 in the world (standard rating).

What is Pugh, Lawrence's ranking in United States of America?

Pugh, Lawrence is currently ranked #2020 in United States of America.

What is Pugh, Lawrence's continental ranking?

Pugh, Lawrence is currently ranked #8,040 in their continent.

What is Pugh, Lawrence's ranking in the 60-65 category?

Pugh, Lawrence is ranked #64 in United States of America in the 60-65 age group.

What is Pugh, Lawrence's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Pugh, Lawrence's all-time peak standard rating is 2072.

When did Pugh, Lawrence receive their first FIDE rating?

Pugh, Lawrence first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

Which federation does Pugh, Lawrence represent?

Pugh, Lawrence represents United States of America (USA).

How old is Pugh, Lawrence?

Pugh, Lawrence was born in 1962 and is 64 years old.

When did Pugh, Lawrence reach their peak rating?

Pugh, Lawrence reached their peak standard rating of 2072 in 2001, at age 39.

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Pugh, Lawrence

🇺🇸

FIDE 2009234· Male· United States of America· Born in 1962

Lawrence Pugh, a 64-year-old American player, is rated 1819. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major, 29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - U2100, and 2025 July Super Sunday FIDE Tournament. He had 6 career breaks: 29 months (2003–2005), 41 months (2005–2009), 12 months (2009–2010), 33 months (2015–2017), 27 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2072 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1819

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2072

−253 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 39

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#70,455

#70,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries

2026

100 career games

at age 64

Feb 2026

2024

Best 12-month gain (+48 Elo)

1851 → 1899

Nov 2024

2023

Inactive for 20 months

paused at 1851 → returned at 1899

Feb 2023

56th American 60-65 player

at age 61 · rated 1871

Jan 2023

2019

Inactive for 27 months

paused at 1915 → returned at 1899

Nov 2019

2018

58th American 55-60 player

at age 56 · rated 1992

Aug 2018

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Leonhard Chang 1,859

2025 July Super Sunday FIDE Tournament · Jul 2025 · +9.9 Elo

Evolution

-66

1885 → 1819

Tournaments

4

16 games

Score

7/ 1643.8%

7W0D9L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsLeonhard Chang1,859·2025 July Super Sunday FIDE Tournament·R3·+9.9

2.[W]vsAahan Sharma1,776·2025 July Super Sunday FIDE Tournament·R2·+7.5

3.[W]vsAudrey Keyan Li1,715·2025 July Super Sunday FIDE Tournament·R1·+6.0

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsStone Wang1,649·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R3·-15.5

2.[L]vsPratheek Madasu1,670·29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - U2100·R4·-14.7

3.[L]vsValentin N Razmov1,759·53rd Annual World Open - U2000·R1·-12.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major Open Swiss	Jan 2026	1/5	#134	1607	-29.6	▸
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - U2100 Open Swiss	Oct 2025	0/1	#103	870	-15.0	▸
2025 July Super Sunday FIDE Tournament Swiss	Jul 2025	3/3	#2	2583	+21.8	▸
53rd Annual World Open - U2000 Open Swiss	Jul 2025	3/7	#90	1643	-43.2	▸

Worst Elo result: 53rd Annual World Open - U2000 (-43.2 Elo, finished #90).

Rankings

/

United States of America

#2,020

out of 5,510 players

Americas

#8,040

in continent

World

#70,454

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

United States of America

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
2020	🇺🇸Pugh, Lawrence	1,819

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
8040	🇺🇸Pugh, Lawrence	1,819

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
70454	🇺🇸Pugh, Lawrence	1,819