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Soco, Lester
🇨🇦FIDE 2635453· Male· Canada· Born in 1980
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Lester Soco, a 46-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1765 — just 24 short of his peak of 1789 (May 2024, age 44). He has fluctuated between 1706 and 1789 over the past 2 years. 57 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Edmonton Easter Chess Festival - Classical, 2026 January NM Norm Swiss U2000, and 2026 Edmonton Championship. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 Edmonton Summer Blitz Championship) recently.
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1735
All-time high
1789
−24 pts below
May 2024 · age 44
May 2024 · age 44
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
16th Canadian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1765
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Mar 2025
2024
23rd Canadian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1789
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+254 Elo)
1535 → 1789
May 2024
All-time peak 1789
at age 44 · −24 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 44
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1766 → 1765
Tournaments
10
56 games
Score
26/ 5646.4%
24W4D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 2080 | +30.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #5 | 1917 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 1912 | -5.0 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | R16 | 1400 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #17 | 1834 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #21 | 1922 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 1900 | -18.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #4 | 2042 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #28 | 1790 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/5 | #10 | 1555 | -26.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAmir Mohammad Bahmani
🇨🇦CAN·2298
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMike McKenzie
🇨🇦CAN·1672
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZlata Butenko
🇨🇦CAN·1857
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDaton Best
🇨🇦CAN·1665
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYanchen Zheng
🇨🇳CHN·1986
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Canada
#729
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#10,229
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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