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Leong, Benjamin
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3238512· Male· Australia· Born in 2008
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Benjamin Leong, a 18-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2078 and sitting in the top 4% of Australian players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Australian Championship, 2025 Oceanic Youth Championship U20 Open, and COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Open Event. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Term 3 Linglong Cup) and 1 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently. His peak of 2156 was reached at age 17 (Nov 2025, Australian #47 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #2, #4, #1 and #21 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz1770
All-time high
2156
−78 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#84 · Australian players · of 1,858
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Peak Australian rank: #47
at age 17 · rated 2156
Nov 2025
2nd Australian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2156
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2156
at age 17 · −78 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
2057 → 2078
Tournaments
4
44 games
Score
19/ 4443.2%
19W10D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsK K Dinujaya KodithuwakkuCM2,064·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U18 Open Event·R7·-22.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/11 | #23 | 2074 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #10 | 2065 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #5 | 2100 | -49.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #11 | 2287 | +99.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJayden OoiFM
🇦🇺AUS·2227
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSravan RenjithIM
🇳🇿NZL·2339
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKiamehr Baneshi
🇮🇷IRI·1956
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJack RodgersFM
🇦🇺AUS·2167
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJoel LeongCM
🇦🇺AUS·2105
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#84
out of 2,396 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,383
in continent
World
#17,521
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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