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Brandel, Leo
🇫🇷FIDE 26074621· Male· France· Born in 1994
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Leo Brandel, a 32-year-old French player, is rated 1932 — just 4 short of his peak of 1936 (Nov 2024, age 30). He has fluctuated between 1892 and 1936 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7, and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open. Also played 2 rapid (including 10e Festival de Noel de Mundolsheim - Rapide Individuel) and 1 blitz events (including 10e Festival de Noel de Mundolsheim - Blitz Individuel) recently.
Current rating
1932
Standard
Rpd1937·Blz1846
All-time high
1936
−4 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 30
Nov 2024 · age 30
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,527
#40,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
All-time peak 1936
at age 30 · −4 from today
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1840 → returned at 1842
Nov 2020
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Jan 2018
2014
100 career games
at age 20
May 2014
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1599 → 1752
Mar 2014
2012
First FIDE rating
1548 · at age 18
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
1914 → 1932
Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
15/ 2268.2%
14W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #46 | 2019 | +23.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1052 | 2586 | +6.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #797 | 2654 | +9.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #1840 | 1153 | -8.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #2008 | 1169 | -8.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #399 | 2640 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #69 | 1948 | -12.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMeriem Bellahcene
🇫🇷FRA·1927
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMatthieu Loew
🇫🇷FRA·1812
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJean-Marc Mathiot
🇫🇷FRA·1660
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsNicolas Lagel
🇫🇷FRA·1818
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2015
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Rankings
/
France
#2,397
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#29,922
in continent
World
#40,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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