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Lawson, Brian

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FIDEFIDE 2010763· Male· United States of America· Born in 1955

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Brian Lawson, a 71-year-old American player, is rated 1800. He has slipped back 69 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - U2100, 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - U2100, and 55th annual Continental Open - U2100. He had 4 career breaks: 59 months (2001–2006), 19 months (2013–2015), 21 months (2016–2018) and 52 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2108 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2008).

Current rating

1800

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2108

−308 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 53

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#76,376

#76,376 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
53rd American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1800
Jun 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 69
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1881 → 1920
Apr 2024
2022
40th American 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1910
Dec 2022
2018
Inactive for 52 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1910
Jul 2018
2016
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2000 → returned at 1966
Sep 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Abhinav Chinnambeti 1,843
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - U2100 · Oct 2025 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
-69
1869 → 1800
Tournaments
4
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
5W8D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - U2100
Open Swiss
Oct 20250.5/2#991601-11.2
147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#531616-32.2
55th annual Continental Open - U2100
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/6#151776-11.4
15th Annual World Open Senior Amateur
Open Swiss
Jun 20252/3#201940-14.0
Worst Elo result: 147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - U2100 (-32.2 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,212
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#8,787
in continent
World
#76,375
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
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
2212🇺🇸Lawson, Brian1,800
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
...
8787🇺🇸Lawson, Brian1,800
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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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
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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
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2,753
...
76375🇺🇸Lawson, Brian1,800