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Leitgeb, Julian
FM🇦🇹FIDE 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
Jun 2025 · age 17
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#59 · Austrian players · of 3,011
Career timeline
18 entries2025
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
Evolution
-37
2335 → 2298
Tournaments
23
84 games
Score
51/ 8460.7%
35W32D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2307 | +15.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #93 | 2197 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2183 | -18.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #27 | 2195 | -9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2472 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #60 | 2308 | +3.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | 1509 | -9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1657 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 3028 | +7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #74 | 2289 | -2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSimon GruenwaldCM
🇦🇹AUT·2125
+8 −1 =8
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPhilipp WendlFM
🇦🇹AUT·2282
+2 −1 =8
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAlexander GschielFM
🇦🇹AUT·2319
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLaurenz BorrmannIM
🇦🇹AUT·2402
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMichael Wimmer
🇦🇹AUT·2111
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
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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