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Mons, Leon
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4614950· Male· Germany· Born in 1995
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Leon Mons, a 31-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2482 and ranked 38th among German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Bayern 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 1-5. Also played 2 blitz events (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. His peak of 2559 was reached at age 24 (May 2019, World #392 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 23), IM in 2014 (age 19), and FM in 2012 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #32 in U20, World #23 in U18, World #59 in U16, World #89 in U14 and #5 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2482
Standard
Rpd2510·Blz2505
All-time high
2559
−77 pts below
May 2019 · age 24
May 2019 · age 24
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38
#38 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
19 entries2020
Peak German rank: #18
at age 25 · rated 2554
Jan 2020
2019
Peak World rank: #392
at age 24 · rated 2559
Jun 2019
All-time peak 2559
at age 24 · −81 from today
May 2019
2018
GM title awardedGM
at age 23 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
Apr 2018
2017
Crossed 2500
at age 22
Oct 2017
500 career games
at age 22
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
2474 → 2482
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
5W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 2613 | +3.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 3022 | +1.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2438 | -0.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2912 | +1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #46 | 2473 | -0.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 3187 | +3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #39 | 2400 | -1.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEduard MillerFM
🇩🇪GER·2345
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsManfred HeidrichFM
🇩🇪GER·2279
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsValentin DragnevGM
🇦🇹AUT·2544
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLeonid MilovGM
🇩🇪GER·2363
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMarkus RaggerGM
🇦🇹AUT·2579
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jan 2019
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Rankings
/
Germany
#38
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#440
in continent
World
#731
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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