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Leong, Joel
CM🇦🇺FIDE 3238520· Male· Australia· Born in 2011
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Joel Leong, a 15-year-old Australian Candidate Master, is rated 2105 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Australian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +162 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Australian Junior Championship U18 Open, 2026 Australian Reserves, and 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U18 Open. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 Arianne Caoili Memorial Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - Blitz Youth Event) recently. He reached Australian #68 in Mar 2026.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #92 in U10 and #6, #4, #3 and #8 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U8.
Current rating
2105
Standard
Rpd1941·Blz1888
All-time high
2105
at best
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#71 · Australian players · of 1,854
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Peak Australian rank: #68
at age 15 · rated 2105
Mar 2026
6th Australian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2105
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2105
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+96
2009 → 2105
Tournaments
7
65 games
Score
38/ 6558.5%
34W16D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVenkata Narayanaswamy Haresh1,989·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U14 Open Event·R9·+23.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 2191 | +78.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8.5/11 | #2 | 2089 | +63.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #18 | 2099 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 1877 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #26 | 2044 | -28.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #58 | 1821 | -51.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #11 | 2175 | +14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBenjamin LeongCM
🇦🇺AUS·2078
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJai Turner
🇦🇺AUS·1887
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKiamehr Baneshi
🇮🇷IRI·1956
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJack RodgersFM
🇦🇺AUS·2167
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsRyan LiawCM
🇦🇺AUS·1970
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Australia
#71
out of 2,392 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,084
in continent
World
#14,946
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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