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Cotman, Lothar
🇧🇪FIDE 255173· Male· Belgium· Born in 2007
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Lothar Cotman, a 19-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1768 — just 16 short of his peak of 1784 (Oct 2025, age 18). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 5.
At junior level, he reached #54, #45, #44, #42 and #30 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1768
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1784
−16 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 18
Oct 2025 · age 18
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,373
#86,373 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
54th Belgian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1768
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1784
at age 18 · −16 from today
Oct 2025
45th Belgian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1783
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+366 Elo)
1321 → 1687
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1783 → 1768
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #110 | 2558 | +10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #851 | 1975 | +5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1220 | 1133 | -11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #781 | 1792 | +0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #998 | 972 | -20.8 |
Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,360
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#62,011
in continent
World
#86,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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