Format
VS
van Son, Lutz
🇩🇪FIDE 24682012· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
Follow Lutz van SonTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Lutz Van Son, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 2128 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2009–2011), 41 months (2014–2017) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Bremen-Niedersachsen. Also played 2 blitz events (including 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 2197 was reached at age 54 (Nov 2023).
Current rating
2128
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2076
All-time high
2197
−69 pts below
Nov 2023 · age 54
Nov 2023 · age 54
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,937 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2144 → returned at 2128
May 2024
100 career games
at age 55
May 2024
2023
All-time peak 2197
at age 54 · −69 from today
Nov 2023
2014
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2131 → returned at 2157
May 2014
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
2078 → 2142
Feb 2014
2013
Crossed 2100
at age 44
May 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2128 → 2128
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJacob von EstorffCM2,232·Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Bremen-Niedersachsen·R3·-7.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2025 | 1.5/5 | #39 | 2023 | -16.0 |
Worst Elo result: Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Bremen-Niedersachsen (-16.0 Elo, finished #39).
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,445
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,339
in continent
World
#12,937
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
| 1 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,694 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,645 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,645 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Follow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,635 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,620 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,593 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪Follow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,592 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Follow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,591 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Follow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,587 |
| ... | ||
| 1445 | 2,128 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| ... | ||
| 9339 | 2,128 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 12937 | 2,128 | |