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Butt, Laurence

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FIDEFIDE 440884· Male· England· Born in 1954

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Laurence Butt, a 72-year-old English player, is rated 1756. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Open and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1818 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1756

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1818

−62 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#90,443

#90,443 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
56th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1818
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1688 → 1818
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1818
at age 70 · −62 from today
Mar 2024
2020
62nd English 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1740
Oct 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Feb 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Arunas Sciupokas 1,990
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters · Dec 2025 · +15.9 Elo
Evolution
-34
1790 → 1756
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
4/ 1330.8%
3W2D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Weekend Open
Swiss
Jan 20262/4#211775-1.8
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/9#1011644-32.4
Worst Elo result: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters (-32.4 Elo, finished #101).

Rankings

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England
#1,453
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#64,731
in continent
World
#90,442
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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9
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1
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8
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10
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1
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2
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7
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7
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