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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 2040 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). 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. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016), 19 months (2016–2018) and 57 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included).

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

Current rating

2040

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2040

at best
Jun 2026 · age 29

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#21,981

#21,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
All-time peak 2040
at age 29
Jun 2026
2025
79th English 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 2034
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1983 → 2034
May 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 27
Jun 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jun 2019
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 1976 → returned at 1983
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tim KettFM 2,117
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8 · Mar 2026 · +12.6 Elo
Evolution
+23
2017 → 2040
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20262.5/3#62261+16.8
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
#358
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#16,158
in continent
World
#21,981
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,539
8
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9
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2,512
10
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358🇬🇧Lea, Daniel J2,040
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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16158🇬🇧Lea, Daniel J2,040
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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21981🇬🇧Lea, Daniel J2,040