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Lesiege, Alexandre
GM🇨🇦FIDE 2600170· Male· Canada· Born in 1975
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Alexandre Lesiege, a 51-year-old Canadian Grandmaster, is rated 2454 and ranked 6th among Canadian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NormStorm Classic 1, 2025 Tournoi du Pere-Noel, and 2025 Montreal Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Montreal Open Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 130 months (2004–2015) and 61 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2588 was reached at age 26 (Oct 2001, World #117 at the time); he spent 23 months in Canadian top 3.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2454
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2471
All-time high
2588
−134 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 26
Oct 2001 · age 26
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Canadian players · of 1,718
23 months in National top 3 (2001–2021)
23 months in National top 3 (2001–2021)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
43rd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2455
Jan 2026
2025
40th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 50 · rated 2503
Jul 2025
2021
23 months in national top 3
longest streak 14 months · since Jan 2001
Nov 2021
2019
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 2510 → returned at 2504
Dec 2019
2016
48th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2525
Nov 2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 41
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
2503 → 2454
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
24/ 3764.9%
15W18D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2443 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 2338 | -0.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #21 | 2244 | -10.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #5 | — | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #10 | 2229 | -25.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBator SambuevGM
🇨🇦CAN·2419
+6 −2 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsOlivier-Kenta Chiku-RatteIM
🇨🇦CAN·2350
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAnanda SahaCM
🇨🇦CAN·2123
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsThanh Nha DuongIM
🇨🇦CAN·2109
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsShawn Rodrigue-LemieuxGM
🇨🇦CAN·2533
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Canada
#6
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#118
in continent
World
#977
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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