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Laughlin, Braden
🇨🇦FIDE 2629186· Male· Canada· Born in 1999
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Braden Laughlin, a 27-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1914. He is on a steady climb with +77 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Canadian Closed, 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900, and 2026 Chess4win February Markham Open O1900. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 Chess4win September Rapid Open) and 1 blitz events (including 3rd GreenPawn Showdown) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 42 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1947 was reached at age 27 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #27 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1914
Standard
Rpd1849·Blz1831
All-time high
1947
−33 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 27
Apr 2026 · age 27
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,698
#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
88th Canadian 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 1947
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1947
at age 27 · −33 from today
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 27
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1728 → returned at 1857
Sep 2023
Best 12-month gain (+330 Elo)
1334 → 1664
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+77
1837 → 1914
Tournaments
7
29 games
Score
18/ 2962.1%
14W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/7 | #81 | 1767 | -32.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #16 | 2049 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #17 | 2649 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 2185 | +46.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #28 | — | +5.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #19 | 2017 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #10 | — | +19.6 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#337
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#4,892
in continent
World
#44,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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