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Mendonca, Leon Luke

Mendonca, Leon Luke

GM🇮🇳

FIDEFIDE 35028561· Male· India· Born in 2006

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Leon Luke Mendonca, a 20-year-old Indian Grandmaster, is rated 2613 — just 30 short of his peak of 2643 (Mar 2025, age 19) and ranked 5th among Indian players under 20, and 125th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2595 and 2643 over the past 2 years. 118 rated games in the past year (≈123/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and Aeroflot Open 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #85 in Apr 2025.

Previously known as Leon Mendonca (until Jan 2014). Awarded GM in 2021 (age 15), IM in 2019 (age 13), and CM in 2014 (age 8). At junior level, he reached World #6 in U20, World #2 in U18, World #2 in U16, World #2 in U14, World #3 in U12, World #7 in U10 and World #40 in U8.

Current rating

2613

Standard

Rpd2544·Blz2487

All-time high

2643

−30 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 19

Activity

118

games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo

118 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · Indian players under 20 · of 862

Career timeline

27 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2600
at age 20
May 2026
6th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2615
Jan 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #85
at age 19 · rated 2643
Apr 2025
All-time peak 2643
at age 19 · −30 from today
Mar 2025
2024
2nd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2640
May 2024
2023
Peak Indian rank: #11
at age 17 · rated 2627
Jul 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
perf 2726 (+113) · 7.5/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveGM 2,738
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · Sep 2025 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
+10
2603 → 2613
Tournaments
12
91 games
Score
58.5/ 9164.3%
39W39D13L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMikayel ManvelyanFM2,391·Aeroflot Open 2026·R1·-7.6
2.[L]vsShixu B WangIM2,413·FIDE World Cup 2025·R2·-7.6
3.[L]vsLoic TravadonIM2,477·XLIV OPEN INTERNACIONAL "VILLA DE BENASQUE"·R6·-6.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20262/3#102697+4.2
V Open Chess Menorca 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20267.5/9#22726+13.5
Aeroflot Open 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#492476-15.3
Muscat Nights International Chess Championship 2026 - Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20266.5/9#32589-0.5
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Januar 2026
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#962461-4.0
Ganja Open - 2025, Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20257/9#12654+5.5
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20250.5/2R2562222-10.4
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/11#742657+6.3
1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships - Superstars
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#222593-1.4
Quantbox Chennai Grandmasters - Challengers event
Round-Robin
Aug 20256/9#42672+8.5
Worst Elo result: Aeroflot Open 2026 (-15.3 Elo, finished #49).

Most-Played Opponents

vsPranesh MGM
🇮🇳IND·2632
+4 −1 =8
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVolodar MurzinGM
FID·2650
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRaunak SadhwaniGM
🇮🇳IND·2638
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGukesh DGM
🇮🇳IND·2732
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAron PastiIM
🇭🇺HUN·2414
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met May 2021
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Rankings

/
India
#15
out of 26,549 players
Asia-Pacific
#39
in continent
World
#125
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
India
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,732
5
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2,723
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,648
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15🇮🇳Mendonca, Leon Luke2,613
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,780
2
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2,776
3
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2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
🇮🇳Gukesh DFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
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2,729
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39🇮🇳Mendonca, Leon Luke2,613
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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125🇮🇳Mendonca, Leon Luke2,613