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Milov, Leonid
GM🇩🇪FIDE 14101068· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Leonid Milov, a 60-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2371 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open. Also played 3 rapid events (including 29. Echternacher Open) recently. His peak of 2564 was reached at age 44 (Nov 2010); he also reached World #335 in Jul 2009.
Competes for Germany since Oct 2005. Awarded GM in 2012 (age 46) and IM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2371
Standard
Rpd2441·Blz2451
All-time high
2564
−193 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 44
Nov 2010 · age 44
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#172 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
21 entries2025
44th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 59 · rated 2434
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2457 → returned at 2456
Mar 2020
2018
46th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2481
Nov 2018
2017
1,000 career games
at age 51
Oct 2017
2013
30th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2540
May 2013
2012
GM title awardedGM
at age 46 · 83rd FIDE Congress 2012
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-33
2404 → 2371
Tournaments
15
61 games
Score
34.5/ 6156.6%
28W24D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #979 | 1873 | -12.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1086 | 1726 | -3.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 2237 | -12.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 2320 | -2.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2572 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2548 | +14.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2434 | +0.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #80 | 1672 | -3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2261 | -1.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 2182 | -5.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIgor KhenkinGM
🇩🇪GER·2490
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsVitaly KuninGM
🇩🇪GER·2507
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMisa PapGM
🇷🇸SRB·2415
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsVyacheslav IkonnikovGM
FID·2461
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met May 2010
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vsErik Van den DoelGM
🇳🇱NED·2549
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Germany
#172
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,402
in continent
World
#2,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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