What is Wolfley, Lawrence's FIDE rating?

Wolfley, Lawrence's current standard FIDE rating is 1977.

What is Wolfley, Lawrence's world ranking?

Wolfley, Lawrence is currently ranked #31,309 in the world (standard rating).

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

Wolfley, Lawrence is currently ranked #865 in United States of America.

What is Wolfley, Lawrence's continental ranking?

Wolfley, Lawrence is currently ranked #3,307 in their continent.

What is Wolfley, Lawrence's ranking in the 70-75 category?

Wolfley, Lawrence is ranked #14 in United States of America in the 70-75 age group.

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

Wolfley, Lawrence's all-time peak standard rating is 2147.

When did Wolfley, Lawrence receive their first FIDE rating?

Wolfley, Lawrence first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2005.

Which federation does Wolfley, Lawrence represent?

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

How old is Wolfley, Lawrence?

Wolfley, Lawrence was born in 1951 and is 75 years old.

When did Wolfley, Lawrence reach their peak rating?

Wolfley, Lawrence reached their peak standard rating of 2147 in 2007, at age 56.

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Wolfley, Lawrence

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FIDE 2024691· Male· United States of America· Born in 1951

Lawrence Wolfley, a 75-year-old American player, is rated 1977. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2005–2007), 17 months (2009–2010), 15 months (2013–2014), 26 months (2015–2018), 20 months (2018–2019) and 60 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 35th Annual North American Open - U2100. His peak of 2147 was reached at age 56 (Oct 2007).

Current rating

1977

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2147

−170 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 56

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#31,310

#31,310 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries

2025

12th American 70-75 player

at age 74 · rated 1986

Nov 2025

2020

Inactive for 60 months

paused at 2002 → returned at 1986

Jan 2020

2018

16th American 65-70 player

at age 67 · rated 2033

Nov 2018

Inactive for 20 months

paused at 2033 → returned at 2019

Feb 2018

2015

Inactive for 26 months

paused at 2063 → returned at 2033

Nov 2015

2013

Inactive for 15 months

paused at 2089 → returned at 2098

Jul 2013

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Ellery Zhang 1,811

35th Annual North American Open - U2100 · Dec 2025 · +5.6 Elo

Evolution

-9

1986 → 1977

Tournaments

1

7 games

Score

5/ 771.4%

3W4D0L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsEllery Zhang1,811·35th Annual North American Open - U2100·R5·+5.6

2.[W]vsHugo Pu1,620·35th Annual North American Open - U2100·R6·+2.3

3.[W]vsArtem Aleksenko1,607·35th Annual North American Open - U2100·R4·+2.1

Top losses

Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
35th Annual North American Open - U2100 Open Swiss	Dec 2025	5/6	#21	1986	-9.2	▸

Rankings

/

United States of America

#865

out of 5,510 players

Americas

#3,307

in continent

World

#31,309

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
...
865	🇺🇸Wolfley, Lawrence	1,977

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
...
3307	🇺🇸Wolfley, Lawrence	1,977

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
...
31309	🇺🇸Wolfley, Lawrence	1,977