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Richter, Leonard
🇩🇪FIDE 12900290· Male· Germany· Born in 1998
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Leonard Richter, a 28-year-old German player, is rated 2240 and sitting in the top 4% of German players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A. Also played 1 blitz event (including XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2322 was reached at age 20 (Jun 2018).
At junior level, he reached #13, #9, #12, #20 and #14 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2240
Standard
Rpd2289·Blz2168
All-time high
2322
−82 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 20
Jun 2018 · age 20
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#584 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 27
Nov 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2272 → returned at 2277
Apr 2020
2018
13th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2322
Oct 2018
All-time peak 2322
at age 20 · −82 from today
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
2198 → 2240
Tournaments
9
33 games
Score
18.5/ 3356.1%
15W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMajumder ShrayanCM2,129·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R5·-11.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #7 | 2195 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #15 | 2491 | +73.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1433 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #62 | 1298 | -12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 3111 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #81 | 2091 | -29.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #55 | 2168 | -2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #47 | 2147 | -4.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2969 | +18.4 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A (-29.8 Elo, finished #81).
Rankings
/
Germany
#584
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#4,271
in continent
World
#6,240
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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