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JL
Joy, Lazar M.A.
🇮🇳FIDE 5015677· Male· India· Born in 1967
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Lazar M.A. Joy, a 59-year-old Indian player, is rated 1833. He has fluctuated between 1775 and 1876 over the past 2 years. 84 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament, 4th DKCA National Level Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, and "SINGH'S GAMBIT" 2nd International FIDE Rated Open Chess Tournament. Also played 4 rapid events (including FUTURE CHESS ACADEMY'S International FIDE Rated Open Rapid Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2200 was reached at age 42 (Nov 2009).
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd1810·Blz1819
All-time high
2200
−367 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 42
Nov 2009 · age 42
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#66,305
#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
18th Indian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1875
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1644 → 1834
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1818 → returned at 1794
Jan 2020
2019
1,000 career games
at age 52
Dec 2019
2018
10th Indian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1977
Feb 2018
2014
500 career games
at age 47
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournamentperf 1968 (+92) · 7/9 · #6
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
1827 → 1833
Tournaments
7
59 games
Score
40/ 5967.8%
32W16D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsShibin K Benny1,777·Warrior Chess Academy - International 2nd FIDE Open Chess Tournament·R7·+7.2
3.[W]vsLokesh K1,693·Akshaya Institutions 1st International Fide rated open chess tournament 2025·R5·+6.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #39 | 1712 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #43 | 1761 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #6 | 1968 | +30.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 1856 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #40 | 1880 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #45 | 1770 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #39 | 1807 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsO.T. AnilkumarFM
🇮🇳IND·1931
+0 −5 =7
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsP. PhoobalanFM
🇮🇳IND·2195
+0 −3 =8
11 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsBalasubramaniam RamnathanIM
🇮🇳IND·2065
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsS S Manigandan
🇮🇳IND·2160
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met May 2022
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vsR Ganesh
🇮🇳IND·2102
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
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India
#1,582
out of 26,680 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,959
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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