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LW
Leonhardt, Wolfgang
🇦🇺FIDE 3205576· Male· Australia· Born in 1928
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Wolfgang Leonhardt, a 98-year-old Australian player, is rated 1751. He has fluctuated between 1742 and 1779 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 3-6, 2026 Perth Club Championship Rounds 1-2, and 2025 Norbert Muller Cup Group C Rounds 3-5. Also played 2 rapid events recently. He had 2 career breaks: 169 months (2005–2019) and 22 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2055 was reached at age 77 (Apr 2005); he also reached Australian #93 in Mar 2020.
Current rating
1751
Standard
Rpd1702·Blz1902
All-time high
2055
−304 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 77
Apr 2005 · age 77
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,209
#92,209 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 96
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 95
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1932 → returned at 1898
Oct 2020
Peak Australian rank: #93
at age 92 · rated 2022
Mar 2020
2019
2nd Australian 80+ player
at age 91 · rated 2022
Dec 2019
2005
100th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 77 · rated 2055
Apr 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1760 → 1751
Tournaments
9
20 games
Score
9.5/ 2047.5%
7W5D8L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #22 | — | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | — | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #16 | — | -2.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #4 | 1618 | -11.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #1 | 1685 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #16 | — | +0.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #25 | — | -7.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | — | +7.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/1 | #10 | — | -1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDylan Gough
🇦🇺AUS·1755
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRobert Maris
🇦🇺AUS·1928
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDerek Elkington
🇦🇺AUS·1839
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsFranz Oswald
🇦🇺AUS·1714
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#559
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#11,750
in continent
World
#92,207
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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