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Lavoice, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 30931258· Male· United States of America· Born in 1959

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Richard Lavoice, a 67-year-old American player, is rated 1780. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Washington Senior Championship, 2025 Washington Class Championships - Kramnik (1800-1999), and 2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2021–2023). His peak of 1893 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1780

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1893

−113 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#82,566

#82,566 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Sep 2025
79th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1852
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1808 → 1893
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1893
at age 65 · −113 from today
Mar 2024
2022
57th American 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1819
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1819 → returned at 1808
Jul 2021

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Chouchanik AirapetianWFM 1,912
2026 Washington Senior Championship · Apr 2026 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
-72
1852 → 1780
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
6.5/ 1640.6%
4W5D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Washington Senior Championship
Swiss
Apr 20262.5/4#41885+13.0
2025 Washington Class Championships - Kramnik (1800-1999)
Swiss
Nov 20250.5/2#181561-11.2
2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/4#361779-11.2
2025 Seattle Seafair Open
Swiss
Jul 20250.5/2#641377-46.0
2025 Father's Day Open - Skywalker Open
Swiss
Jun 20251/2#302112-17.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 Seattle Seafair Open (-46.0 Elo, finished #64).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#2,379
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#9,616
in continent
World
#82,565
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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9
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10
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2379🇺🇸Lavoice, Richard1,780
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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3
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2,754
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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9616🇺🇸Lavoice, Richard1,780
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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7
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7
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10
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