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Lau, Lut Yin Luke

Lau, Lut Yin Luke

CM🇭🇰

FIDEFIDE 6002226· Male· Hong Kong China· Born in 1997

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Lut Yin Luke Lau, a 29-year-old Hong Kong Candidate Master, is rated 2220 — just 23 short of his peak of 2243 (May 2025, age 28) and ranked 2nd among Hong Kong players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 22 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters and 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open. Also played 5 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Team Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2014–2015), 40 months (2016–2020) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Hong Kong #1 in Sep 2024 and spent 16 months as Hong Kong #1.

Awarded CM in 2024 (age 27). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2220

Standard

Rpd2137·Blz2067

All-time high

2243

−23 pts below
May 2025 · age 28

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Hong Kong players · of 235
16 months in #1 nationally (2024–2026)

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
16 months in National #1
since Sep 2024
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 2243
at age 28 · −23 from today
May 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 27
Nov 2024
Peak Hong Kong rank: #1
at age 27 · rated 2200
Sep 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 27
Sep 2024
2023
Crossed 2100
at age 26
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Simon K WilliamsGM 2,434
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters · Dec 2025 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-23
2243 → 2220
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
4.5/ 1045.0%
3W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/6#732219-1.4
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20251/4#1152037-22.4
Worst Elo result: 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open (-22.4 Elo, finished #115).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDaniel King Wai LamFM
🇭🇰HKG·2010
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →
vsLuen-Wah LukFM
🇭🇰HKG·1884
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met May 2022
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vsChun Yung Samuel LamFM
🇭🇰HKG·2078
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsStanley BadacsonyiFM
🇬🇧ENG·2321
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
View head-to-head →
vsKai HanacheFM
🇬🇧ENG·2246
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Hong Kong China
#2
out of 356 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,193
in continent
World
#7,141
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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