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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 2065 and sitting in the top 5% of Australian players, and in the top 9% worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 6 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). 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
2065
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz1770
All-time high
2156
−91 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#94 · Australian players · of 1,878
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 · −91 from today
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
2057 → 2065
Tournaments
5
44 games
Score
24/ 4454.5%
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
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #30 | 2497 | -12.8 |
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·2288
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSravan RenjithIM
🇳🇿NZL·2333
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKiamehr Baneshi
🇮🇷IRI·1980
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJack RodgersFM
🇦🇺AUS·2187
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJoel LeongCM
🇦🇺AUS·2143
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Australia
#94
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,536
in continent
World
#18,981
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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