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Lea, Daniel J

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FIDEFIDE 424340· Male· England· Born in 1997

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Daniel J Lea, a 29-year-old English player, is rated 2023 — just 11 short of his peak of 2034 (May 2025, age 28). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016), 19 months (2016–2018) and 56 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8, 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6, and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2.

At junior level, he reached #14, #11 and #11 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2023

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2034

−11 pts below
May 2025 · age 28

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#24,133

#24,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
79th English 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 2034
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1983 → 2034
May 2025
All-time peak 2034
at age 28 · −11 from today
May 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 27
Jun 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jun 2019
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1976 → returned at 1986
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tim KettFM 2,117
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8 · Mar 2026 · +12.6 Elo
Evolution
+6
2017 → 2023
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20262/2#72851+22.8
2025-26 4NCL Division 1 Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20260/2#791470-7.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 1-2
Team
Oct 20250.5/2#501828-10.0

Rankings

/
England
#392
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#17,788
in continent
World
#24,133
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
England
1
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2,666
2
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2,665
3
🇬🇧Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BFollow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,639
4
🇬🇧Adams, MichaelFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,629
5
🇬🇧McShane, Luke JFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
6
🇬🇧Short, Nigel DFollow Nigel D ShortTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,594
7
🇬🇧Fernandez, Daniel HowardFollow Daniel Howard FernandezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,537
8
🇬🇧Wadsworth, Matthew JFollow Matthew J WadsworthTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,529
9
🇬🇧Nunn, John D MFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
10
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2,506
...
392🇬🇧Lea, Daniel J2,023
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
17788🇬🇧Lea, Daniel J2,023
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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24133🇬🇧Lea, Daniel J2,023