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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 2 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2019) and 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). 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.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#118,671
#118,671 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
1633 → 1675
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 1854 | +26.8 |
Rankings
/
South Korea
#208
out of 703 players
Asia-Pacific
#16,745
in continent
World
#118,666
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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