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LK
Laustsen, Karl-Johan
🇩🇪FIDE 24610542· Male· Germany· Born in 1946
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Karl-Johan Laustsen, a 80-year-old German player, is rated 1821. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren, 34. Int. Open Feffernitz 2025 A-Gruppe, and 42. Oberfraenkische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft. Also played 1 blitz event (including 26. Int. Drautalbank - Blitzturnier 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between Sep 2009 and Mar 2011. His peak of 1907 was reached at age 78 (Aug 2024).
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd1814·Blz1796
All-time high
1907
−86 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 78
Aug 2024 · age 78
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,867
#69,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
All-time peak 1907
at age 78 · −86 from today
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+93 Elo)
1804 → 1897
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Oct 2023
2022
93rd German 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1827
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Aug 2022
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
1862 → 1821
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
11/ 2642.3%
3W16D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #116 | 1801 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #34 | 1807 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/8 | #37 | 1758 | -30.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGerhard Ueberall
🇦🇹AUT·1569
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsHelmut Kuespert
🇩🇪GER·1935
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsFranz Geisensetter
🇩🇪GER·1925
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsHermann Schedl
🇩🇪GER·1646
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2018
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Rankings
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Germany
#7,359
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#50,823
in continent
World
#69,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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