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Rhodes, Lawrence
🇬🇧FIDE 442062· Male· England· Born in 1953
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Lawrence Rhodes, a 73-year-old English player, is rated 1688. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U1900, 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750, and 3rd Sussex Univeristy Chess Congress - U1900. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2016–2018), 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 31 months (2022–2025). His peak of 1745 was reached at age 71 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1745
−57 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71
Mar 2024 · age 71
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#114,321
#114,321 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
80th English 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1734
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1575 → 1734
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1745
at age 71 · −57 from today
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Jun 2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1575 → returned at 1734
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
1734 → 1688
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
6W2D6L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsJenny Gartside1,512·99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Con Power Under 1750·R1·+4.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 1671 | -22.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #13 | 1880 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 1612 | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,804
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#79,830
in continent
World
#114,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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