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Leitgeb, Julian

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FIDEFIDE 1663771· Male· Austria· Born in 2008

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Julian Leitgeb, a 18-year-old Austrian FIDE Master, is rated 2298 and sitting in the top 2% of Austrian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2233 and 2335 over the past 2 years. 89 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, Steirische Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, and Austrian Youth Championship Boys U18 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Rapid Tournament 2025) and 8 blitz events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 2335 was reached at age 17 (Jun 2025, Austrian #45 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U16 and #2, #3, #6 and #7 nationally in U18, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2298

Standard

Rpd2181·Blz2257

All-time high

2335

37 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 17

Activity

88

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#59 · Austrian players · of 3,011

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
Peak Austrian rank: #45
at age 17 · rated 2335
Jun 2025
2nd Austrian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2335
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2335
at age 17 · −37 from today
Jun 2025
6-month rising streak
+78 Elo
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Mar 2025
2024
75th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2328
Jun 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
Best comeback
1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11
finished #2 (seeded #68 of 100)
Evolution
-37
23352298
Tournaments
23
84 games
Score
51/ 8460.7%
35W32D17L

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20265/6#22307+15.4
Team
Apr 20260.5/2#932197-5.6
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/7#42183-18.0
Team
Mar 20261.5/3#272195-9.0
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#212472+9.2
Open Swiss
Feb 20265.5/9#602308+3.2
Team
Feb 20260/1#791509-9.8
Team
Jan 20260/1#631657-6.0
Team
Jan 20261/1#253028+7.6
Team
Dec 20251/3#742289-2.2
Worst Elo result: European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U18 (-20.4 Elo, finished #36).

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Rankings

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Austria
#59
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#2,768
in continent
World
#4,158
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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4
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5
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2,544
6
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2,507
7
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8
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9
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10
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59🇦🇹Leitgeb, Julian2,298
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2768🇦🇹Leitgeb, Julian2,298
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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4158🇦🇹Leitgeb, Julian2,298