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Lao, Edmund
🇵🇭FIDE 5252687· Male· Philippines· Born in 1957
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Edmund Lao, a 69-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1704. He has slipped back 151 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Philippine National Seniors Chess Championship, CAMPEONATO NACIONAL INDIVIDUAL DE JUNIOR OPEN 1-9, and ASEAN Challenger Section (FIDE Rating 2199 Below). Also played 3 rapid (including Asenso Ozamiz Open Chess Tournament FIDE Rated Rapid Open Category) and 1 blitz events (including 3RD MAYOR DAREL DEXTER UY FIDE RATED BLITZ OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jan 2023 and Mar 2024. His peak of 1855 was reached at age 67 (Aug 2024).
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd1759·Blz1752
All-time high
1855
−151 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 67
Aug 2024 · age 67
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,530
#108,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
4th Filipino 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1855
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1752 → 1855
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1855
at age 67 · −151 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Jan 2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1752 → returned at 1846
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-151
1855 → 1704
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
23.5/ 5146.1%
21W11D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRan Zeth Marco Magallanes1,563·Philippine National Elimination Men's Division - Visayas Leg·R2·-31.4
2.[L]vsFranz Hendrick Vasquez1,683·Philippine National Elimination Men's Division - Visayas Leg·R4·-25.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/3 | #16 | 2618 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/2 | #48 | 2611 | -38.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #82 | 2552 | -71.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/2 | #8 | 2508 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #33 | 2008 | -52.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/1 | #29 | 2280 | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
Philippines
#706
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#14,675
in continent
World
#108,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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