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Lavoice, Richard
🇺🇸FIDE 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
Mar 2024 · age 65
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,627
#82,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-55
1835 → 1780
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
3W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #4 | 1885 | +13.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #18 | 1561 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #36 | 1779 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 1377 | -46.0 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,425
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#9,612
in continent
World
#82,625
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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