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Leah, Tom
🇬🇧FIDE 450960· Male· England· Born in 1996
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Tom Leah, a 30-year-old English player, is rated 1991. He has slipped back 73 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Round 9, 2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8, and XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A. Also played 5 rapid (including Lothians Allegro Open 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 2026 Ken Stewart Cup) recently. His peak of 2083 was reached at age 29 (May 2025).
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz1883
All-time high
2083
−92 pts below
May 2025 · age 29
May 2025 · age 29
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,940
#28,940 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 30
Jan 2026
2025
64th English 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2083
May 2025
All-time peak 2083
at age 29 · −92 from today
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 28
Apr 2024
2023
Crossed 2000
at age 27
Nov 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-73
2064 → 1991
Tournaments
7
30 games
Score
14.5/ 3048.3%
9W11D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #4 | 2092 | +28.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #32 | 1239 | -8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #45 | 1201 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/9 | #221 | 1797 | -65.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #37 | 1938 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #18 | 2187 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 1967 | -9.8 |
Worst Elo result: XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A (-65.4 Elo, finished #221).
Rankings
/
England
#458
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#21,393
in continent
World
#28,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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