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Foerster-Yialamas, Lucas

CM🇩🇪

FIDEFIDE 30901774· Male· Germany· Born in 2007

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Lucas Foerster-Yialamas, a 19-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2178 — just 27 short of his peak of 2205 (Mar 2023, age 16) and sitting in the top 5% of German players under 20, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +118 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April Irvine FIDE Weekend - Over 1800, 2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship, and 2026 Dreaming King Open. Also played 3 blitz events (including 2026 Spring FIDE Blitz) recently.

Competes for Germany since Jul 2019. Awarded CM in 2015 (age 8). At junior level, he reached World #57 in U12, World #35 in U10, World #3 in U8 and #28, #19, #6 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2178

Standard

Rpd2067·Blz2142

All-time high

2205

−27 pts below
Mar 2023 · age 16

Activity

38

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 5%

#30 · German players under 20 · of 576

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
28th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2180
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Jul 2025
2024
19th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2189
Jan 2024
2023
6th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2205
Apr 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 San Diego Open - Elite
perf 2213 (+88) · 3/5 · #14
Top opponent
vs Mathieu TernaultFM 2,251
Basel Christmas Master Open 2025 · Dec 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
+44
2134 → 2178
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
19.5/ 2869.6%
16W7D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSepehr Golsefidy2,142·2025 San Diego Open - Elite·R5·+21.0
2.[W]vsArjun Damaraju2,007·2025 San Diego Open - Elite·R3·+13.5
3.[W]vsNoam Patole2,240·Basel Christmas Master Open 2025·R5·+11.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 April Irvine FIDE Weekend - Over 1800
Swiss
Apr 20264.5/6#32068-3.4
2026 Spring Southeastern FIDE - Championship
Swiss
Mar 20264/5#42200+4.2
2026 Dreaming King Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/3#122786+19.2
Basel Christmas Master Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20255/9#292257+31.4
2025 San Diego Open - Elite
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/5#142213+31.6

Rankings

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Germany
#985
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,644
in continent
World
#9,406
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,634
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
10
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2,587
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985🇩🇪Foerster-Yialamas, Lucas2,178
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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6644🇩🇪Foerster-Yialamas, Lucas2,178
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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9406🇩🇪Foerster-Yialamas, Lucas2,178