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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 2143 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Australian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +134 Elo over the past 12 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈47/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
2143
Standard
Rpd1941·Blz1888
All-time high
2143
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#56 · Australian players · of 1,878
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2143
at age 15
Jun 2026
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
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+134
2009 → 2143
Tournaments
8
63 games
Score
44.5/ 6370.6%
39W11D13L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsVenkata Narayanaswamy Haresh1,989·COMMONWEALTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 - U14 Open Event·R9·+23.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6/6 | #1 | 2705 | +60.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #5 | 2151 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #25 | 2162 | +20.4 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKiamehr Baneshi
🇮🇷IRI·1980
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsBenjamin LeongCM
🇦🇺AUS·2065
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJai Turner
🇦🇺AUS·1898
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSravan RenjithIM
🇳🇿NZL·2333
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJack RodgersFM
🇦🇺AUS·2187
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Australia
#56
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,732
in continent
World
#11,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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