What is Lawton, Geoff W's FIDE rating?

Lawton, Geoff W's current standard FIDE rating is 2324.

What is Lawton, Geoff W's rapid rating?

Lawton, Geoff W's current FIDE rapid rating is 2175.

What is Lawton, Geoff W's world ranking?

Lawton, Geoff W is currently ranked #3,352 in the world (standard rating).

What is Lawton, Geoff W's ranking in England?

Lawton, Geoff W is currently ranked #53 in England.

What is Lawton, Geoff W's continental ranking?

Lawton, Geoff W is currently ranked #2,198 in their continent.

What is Lawton, Geoff W's ranking in the 65-70 category?

Lawton, Geoff W is ranked #7 in England in the 65-70 age group.

What is Lawton, Geoff W's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Lawton, Geoff W's all-time peak standard rating is 2407.

When did Lawton, Geoff W receive their first FIDE rating?

Lawton, Geoff W first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

What is Lawton, Geoff W's chess title?

Lawton, Geoff W holds the FIDE title of IM.

Which federation does Lawton, Geoff W represent?

Lawton, Geoff W represents England (ENG).

How old is Lawton, Geoff W?

Lawton, Geoff W was born in 1960 and is 66 years old.

When did Lawton, Geoff W reach their peak rating?

Lawton, Geoff W reached their peak standard rating of 2407 in 2003, at age 43.

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Lawton, Geoff W

IM🇬🇧

FIDE 400483· Male· England· Born in 1960

Geoff W Lawton, a 66-year-old English International Master, is rated 2324 and sitting in the top 2% of English players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open and University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2026 British Rapidplay Championship) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003), 130 months (2003–2014), 90 months (2015–2023) and 30 months (2023–2026). His peak of 2407 was reached at age 43 (Jul 2003); he also reached English #37 in Oct 2001.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 41).

Current rating

2324

Standard

Rpd2175·Blz—

All-time high

2407

−83 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 43

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 2%

#53 · English players · of 2,574

Career timeline

17 entries

2026

49th 65-70 player worldwide

at age 66 · rated 2341

Apr 2026

2023

Inactive for 30 months

paused at 2347 → returned at 2341

Sep 2023

75th 60-65 player worldwide

at age 63 · rated 2359

Aug 2023

2016

6th English 55-60 player

at age 56 · rated 2369

Nov 2016

2015

Inactive for 90 months

paused at 2369 → returned at 2359

Dec 2015

2014

5th English 50-55 player

at age 54 · rated 2399

Sep 2014

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Kishan Jagdish Modi 1,993

University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open · Feb 2026 · +1.2 Elo

Evolution

-23

2347 → 2324

Tournaments

2

11 games

Score

7.5/ 1168.2%

4W7D0L

Top 2 wins

1.[W]vsKishan Jagdish Modi1,993·University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open·R4·+1.2

2.[W]vsJonathan Fowler1,898·University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open·R1·+0.7

Top losses

Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open Open Swiss	Apr 2026	4.5/7	#11	—	-16.7	▸
University of Warwick 1st Congress BCC Qualifier - Open Swiss	Feb 2026	3/4	#11	2169	-5.7	▸

Worst Elo result: 6th 4NCL Easter Congress Open (-16.7 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/

England

#53

out of 3,855 players

Europe

#2,198

in continent

World

#3,352

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

England

1	🇬🇧Vitiugov, Nikita	2,666
2	🇬🇧Howell, David W L	2,665
3	🇬🇧Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B	2,639
4	🇬🇧Adams, Michael	2,622
5	🇬🇧McShane, Luke J	2,597
6	🇬🇧Short, Nigel D	2,594
7	🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel Howard	2,539
8	🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew J	2,516
9	🇬🇧Nunn, John D M	2,512
10	🇬🇧Conquest, Stuart C	2,506
...
53	🇬🇧Lawton, Geoff W	2,324

Europe

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
3	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
4	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,744
5	🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2,739
6	🇭🇺Rapport, Richard	2,729
7	🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden	2,728
8	🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2,721
9	🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2,717
10	🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	2,713
...
2198	🇬🇧Lawton, Geoff W	2,324

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
3352	🇬🇧Lawton, Geoff W	2,324