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Leitch, Jason
🇦🇺FIDE 3251551· Male· Australia· Born in 2010
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Jason Leitch, a 16-year-old Australian player, is rated 1844 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 Byron Capital Darling Downs Open - Major Division, 2025 Gold Coast Open Premier Division, and 2025 Queensland Junior Chess Championships Under 18.
At junior level, he reached #31, #29 and #18 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1844
Standard
Rpd1632·Blz—
All-time high
1844
at best
Nov 2025 · age 15
Nov 2025 · age 15
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,124
#63,124 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
31st Australian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1843
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1844
at age 15
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+253 Elo)
1500 → 1753
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2024
2023
29th Australian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1486
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+55
1789 → 1844
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
13/ 2356.5%
11W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAthena-Malar RetnarajaWCM1,851·2025 Byron Capital Darling Downs Open - Major Division·R6·-19.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 1874 | +21.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #52 | 1876 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #16 | 1891 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Australia
#354
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,536
in continent
World
#63,123
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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