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Fanninger, Leon
🇦🇹FIDE 1649400· Male· Austria· Born in 2003
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Leon Fanninger, a 23-year-old Austrian player, is rated 2309 and sitting in the top 2% of Austrian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, and 1er Tournoi Open de Fevrier 2026 de Hyeres (-2400). Also played 5 rapid (including Salon de Provence 22e Pardigon Rapide A) and 1 blitz events (including Tournoi de Blitz du Nouvel An 2026 de Brignoles) recently. He reached Austrian #75 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #8, #6, #6, #5 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2309
Standard
Rpd2160·Blz2112
All-time high
2309
at best
Jun 2026 · age 23
Jun 2026 · age 23
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#55 · Austrian players · of 3,043
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Austrian rank: #75
at age 23 · rated 2273
May 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 22
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Aug 2024
2022
8th Austrian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2280
Jan 2022
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2022
All-time peak 2280
at age 19 · −7 from today
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
3eme Festival International de Ceyreste et Cassis Echecs Open A p1800 Eloperf 2397 (+88) · 5/7 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
+92
2217 → 2309
Tournaments
14
78 games
Score
56/ 7871.8%
43W26D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPhilippe Emmenecker2,055·22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p)·R3·-14.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #10 | 2397 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2360 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #174 | 2337 | +23.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #1144 | 2011 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2215 | +2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #269 | 2911 | +6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #314 | 2845 | +4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #117 | 2819 | +9.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #331 | 2785 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2131 | -27.6 |
Worst Elo result: 22eme Open International d'Echecs de Menton Tournoi A (1900 et p) (-27.6 Elo, finished #9).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSebastian BauerFM
🇦🇹AUT·2373
+3 −8 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsFrancois-Eric Mallassagne
🇫🇷FRA·2096
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsYuri SolodovnichenkoGM
🇺🇦UKR·2510
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsLukas Pruell
🇦🇹AUT·1957
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsEric PrieGM
🇫🇷FRA·2345
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
Austria
#55
out of 3,405 players
Europe
#2,511
in continent
World
#3,789
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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