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Kawai, Leon
🇰🇷FIDE 13209787· Male· South Korea· Born in 2008
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Leon Kawai, a 18-year-old South Korean player, is rated 1675 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2019), 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: 2025 Korea Youth Selection U16 & U18. He reached South Korean #91 in Dec 2021.
At junior level, he reached #18, #12, #11, #13 and #11 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1675
Standard
Rpd1596·Blz—
All-time high
1675
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#118,929
#118,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1675
at age 18
May 2026
2025
18th South Korean U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1674
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+335 Elo)
1313 → 1648
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1663 → 1675
Rankings
/
South Korea
#212
out of 718 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,779
in continent
World
#118,923
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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