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Lazrak, Sami
🇧🇪FIDE 270580· Male· Belgium· Born in 2011
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Sami Lazrak, a 15-year-old Belgian player, is rated 2071 — just 16 short of his peak of 2087 (Jan 2026, age 15) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +169 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Interclubs FEFB 2026 Ronde 1. Also played 2 rapid (including 4e Memorial Ronald Decrop 2025 - Rapide FEFB) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz Solstice ete 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #5, #3 and #5 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2071
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz1845
All-time high
2087
−16 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 15
Jan 2026 · age 15
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#752 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,341
Career timeline
11 entries2026
5th Belgian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2087
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2087
at age 15 · −16 from today
Jan 2026
2025
3rd Belgian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2055
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 14
May 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+174
1897 → 2071
Tournaments
34
84 games
Score
51.5/ 8461.3%
44W15D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #636 | 2095 | +16.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #969 | 1227 | -21.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #61 | 2787 | +16.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #60 | 2768 | +15.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1006 | 1523 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/8 | #9 | 2134 | -18.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #1117 | 1378 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2641 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2818 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2882 | +19.6 |
Worst Elo result: 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A (-56.8 Elo, finished #59).
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Belgium
#224
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#13,376
in continent
World
#18,282
out of 400,000+
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