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Northam, Lawrence
🇬🇧FIDE 343438210· Male· England· Born in 2002
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Lawrence Northam, a 24-year-old English player, is rated 1821. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 92nd Bristol Over 1799 Championship, 3rd Wells Chess Congress and 2026 West of England Championships - Major, and 2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 4th Stoke Gifford Rapidplay inc. 3rd Bristol League Rapidplay Championship - Open) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: Bristol Qualifier) recently. His peak of 1896 was reached at age 23 (Feb 2025).
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd1791·Blz1686
All-time high
1896
−75 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 23
Feb 2025 · age 23
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,807
#69,807 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Feb 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1896
at age 23 · −75 from today
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1896 · at age 23
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-59
1880 → 1821
Tournaments
8
39 games
Score
20/ 3951.3%
15W10D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #37 | 1748 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #17 | 2011 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #15 | — | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #19 | — | -1.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #19 | 1800 | -16.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,127
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#50,766
in continent
World
#69,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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