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Cohen, Lawrence

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FIDEFIDE 2026228· Male· United States of America· Born in 1960

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Lawrence Cohen, a 66-year-old American player, is rated 1825. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Illinois Senior State Championship and Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B. His peak of 2055 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2008).

Current rating

1825

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2055

−230 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 48

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#68,698

#68,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
83rd American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1865
May 2026
2024
55th American 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1899
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1777 → 1899
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Jun 2022
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1814 → returned at 1813
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Archit Mokashi 1,992
2026 May Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major · May 2026 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-53
1878 → 1825
Tournaments
4
17 games
Score
6/ 1735.3%
5W2D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open - U2300
Open Swiss
May 20261.5/4#1171669-20.8
2026 May Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major
Swiss
May 20260.5/3#201597-19.0
2026 Illinois Senior State Championship
Swiss
Apr 20262/4#181912+1.0
Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/4#1361930-14.2
Worst Elo result: 35th Annual Chicago Open - U2300 (-20.8 Elo, finished #117).

Most-Played Opponents

vsChristopher Baumgartner
🇺🇸USA·1801
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDaniel Edward Parmet
🇺🇸USA·1950
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsDimitri Kosteris
🇺🇸USA·1711
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2011
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#1,963
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#7,802
in continent
World
#68,697
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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7
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9
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10
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2
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