Format
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Lau, Siegfried
🇩🇪FIDE 4655486· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Siegfried Lau, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1959. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 32 months (2003–2006), 15 months (2008–2009), 26 months (2012–2014), 31 months (2017–2019) and 20 months (2024–2026). His peak of 2111 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2006).
Current rating
1959
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2111
−152 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 39
Jan 2006 · age 39
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,834
#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1968 → returned at 1959
Sep 2024
2017
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1992 → returned at 1996
Feb 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 49
Nov 2016
2012
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2051 → returned at 2044
Sep 2012
2010
Re-crossed 2100
at age 43
Nov 2010
2008
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1968 → 1959
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #8 | 1922 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,005
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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