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Boztas, Lana
🇬🇧FIDE 422002· Female· England· Born in 1947
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Lana Boztas, a 79-year-old English player, is rated 1560. She has slipped back 56 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Coulsdon Chess FIDE Rated Dicky White - April 2026, 7th Simon Bartlett Memorial Congress 2026 - Minor U1600, and 2026 Isle of Wight Weekend Under 1900. Also played 1 rapid (including Coulsdon Chess Rapidplay - 6 July 2025 - Other Sections) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 British Championship: Second Blitz Open) recently. She took a 26-month break between Apr 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1648 was reached at age 79 (Feb 2026).
Current rating
1560
Standard
Rpd1572·Blz1569
All-time high
1648
−88 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 79
Feb 2026 · age 79
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#162,400
#162,400 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
All-time peak 1648
at age 79 · −88 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 78
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+300 Elo)
1326 → 1626
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 77
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 77
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-56
1616 → 1560
Tournaments
15
56 games
Score
28.5/ 5650.9%
27W3D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #36 | 931 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 1479 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #29 | 1488 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/2 | #4 | 2456 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/4 | #35 | — | -34.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2350 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #29 | — | -41.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2260 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #42 | 2326 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #5 | 1720 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel J Gliddon
🇬🇧ENG·1699
+11 −11 =5
27 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsBarry S Miles
🇬🇧ENG
+13 −11 =3
27 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsSandy A Smyth
🇬🇧ENG·1534
+15 −8 =1
24 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPaul Braithwaite
🇬🇧ENG·1485
+20 −3 =0
23 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDominic W J Warner
🇬🇧ENG·1712
+6 −11 =3
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#2,343
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#106,278
in continent
World
#162,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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