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Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)
CM🇳🇿FIDE 4311116· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2004
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Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker, a 22-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2157 and ranked 12th among NZL players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +206 Elo over the past 12 months. 99 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 North Shore Autumn Tournament Round 1, Wellington Chess Open 2026, and 2026 North Shore Summer Cup Rounds 2-5. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 Summit Rapid Open December) and 1 blitz events (including ACA Blitz Interclubs 2025) recently. His peak of 2193 was reached at age 22 (Feb 2026, #10 nationally at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #2 and #17 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2157
Standard
Rpd1873·Blz1765
All-time high
2193
−36 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 22
Feb 2026 · age 22
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
99 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · NZL players · of 459
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak national rank: #10
at age 22 · rated 2193
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2193
at age 22 · −36 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 21
Oct 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
Jul 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Jul 2025
2024
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1909
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+164
1993 → 2157
Tournaments
21
94 games
Score
66/ 9470.2%
60W22D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2403 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #12 | 1937 | -28.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #28 | 1863 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2395 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 8/8 | #1 | 2754 | +40.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #8 | 2232 | +23.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #2 | 2689 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #5 | 2825 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/6 | #15 | 2776 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 2000 | -2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlphaeus Wei Ern AngFM
🇳🇿NZL·2367
+0 −13 =1
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPatrick Di Jiang
🇳🇿NZL·1890
+8 −3 =1
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsWilliam Rui LiuCM
🇳🇿NZL·2151
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLuna Yuexiu XuWCM
🇳🇿NZL·1889
+8 −0 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJustin Zhide WangCM
🇳🇿NZL·2020
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
New Zealand
#12
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,610
in continent
World
#10,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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