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Lau, Udo

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FIDEFIDE 4601300· Male· Germany· Born in 1955

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Udo Lau, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1914. He has slipped back 68 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 27. NordWest-Cup Open As, 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier, and 19. Lessing-Open 2025 Gruppe A. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2002–2004), 50 months (2004–2008), 28 months (2012–2015) and 19 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2205 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2017).

Current rating

1914

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2205

−291 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 62

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#44,785

#44,785 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 68
Mar 2023
2021
53rd German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2151
Oct 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 65
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2170 → returned at 2166
Feb 2018
2017
43rd German 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2205
Aug 2017
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2161 → 2205
May 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nicolas Drews 1,862
8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier · Oct 2025 · +8.0 Elo
Evolution
-68
1982 → 1914
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
8/ 1942.1%
4W8D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDagmar Aden1,857·27. NordWest-Cup Open As·R3·+8.4
2.[W]vsNicolas Drews1,862·8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier·R4·+8.0
3.[W]vsMartin Launert1,835·27. NordWest-Cup Open As·R5·+7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
27. NordWest-Cup Open As
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/7#301831-20.0
8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/7#821759-41.2
19. Lessing-Open 2025 Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/5#211945-7.0
Worst Elo result: 8. Schach-Open Leer 2025 A-Turnier (-41.2 Elo, finished #82).

Rankings

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Germany
#4,959
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#33,010
in continent
World
#44,785
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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44785🇩🇪Lau, Udo1,914