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Goodkind, Lauren
🇺🇸FIDE 2080664· Female· United States of America· Born in 1983
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Lauren Goodkind, a 43-year-old American player, is rated 1883 — just 2 short of her peak of 1885 (Jan 2025, age 42). She has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026 and 2025 CalChess State Open & Class FIDE Championship - MX. Also played 1 rapid (including XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026 - MODALIDAD RAPID) and 1 blitz events (including XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026 - MODALIDAD BLITZ) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2018–2020) and 56 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1883
Standard
Rpd1831·Blz1851
All-time high
1885
−2 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 42
Jan 2025 · age 42
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#52,375
#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
54th American 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1883
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1782 → 1885
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1885
at age 42 · −2 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Mar 2024
2022
80th American 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1782
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1884 → 1883
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
6W1D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMonserrat Morales FloresWCM1,950·XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026·R7·+11.9
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMegan Chen1,701·XVII CAMPEONATO CONTINENTAL FEMENINO DE AJEDREZ DE LAS AMERICAS 2026·R2·-14.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #22 | 1899 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 1753 | -21.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 CalChess State Open & Class FIDE Championship - MX (-21.2 Elo, finished #27).
Rankings
/
United States of America
#1,452
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#5,791
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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