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Foerster-Yialamas, Lucas
CM🇩🇪FIDE 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
Mar 2023 · age 16
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#29 · German players under 20 · of 557
Career timeline
23 entries2026
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
Activity & highlights
Best result
Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestivalperf 2246 (+112) · 4/8 · #81
Top opponent
Evolution
+118
2060 → 2178
Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
27.5/ 4561.1%
22W11D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYelyzaveta HrebenshchykovaWGM2,353·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R9·+31.2
2.[W]vsPriansh DasFM2,300·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R1·+28.9
3.[W]vsAndrew JingFM2,292·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R3·+28.5
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsOleksandr DovgaliukFM2,190·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R6·-16.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2068 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 2200 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #12 | 2786 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #29 | 2257 | +31.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #14 | 2213 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/9 | #47 | 1985 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/8 | #81 | 2246 | +74.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#984
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,639
in continent
World
#9,393
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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