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Haertel, Leon
🇩🇪FIDE 34623736· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Leon Haertel, a 16-year-old German player, is rated 1994 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +119 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Hamburger Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft (HJEM) 2026 U16, and HJET Leistungsklassen 2026 L1. Also played 3 blitz events (including Berliner Elo-Halbmarathon Blitzschach 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #68 and #79 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd1814·Blz1984
All-time high
1994
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
68th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1994
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1994
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 15
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 14
Oct 2024
79th German U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1800
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+119
1875 → 1994
Tournaments
8
55 games
Score
34.5/ 5562.7%
28W13D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #22 | 2068 | +46.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #151 | 1952 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/8 | #2 | 2150 | +41.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #10 | 1885 | -5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #33 | 1856 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #55 | 1975 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 1895 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #24 | 1928 | +24.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,307
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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