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Sawlin, Leonid
IM🇩🇪FIDE 4689542· Male· Germany· Born in 1999
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Leonid Sawlin, a 27-year-old German International Master, is rated 2410 — just 4 short of his peak of 2414 (Nov 2023, age 24) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026 and 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 Februar 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 1 blitz events (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 2. Vorrunde) recently.
Awarded IM in 2021 (age 22) and FM in 2016 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #79 in U16, World #82 in U12, World #36 in U10 and #5, #7 and #7 nationally in U20, U18 and U14.
Current rating
2410
Standard
Rpd2338·Blz2367
All-time high
2414
−4 pts below
Nov 2023 · age 24
Nov 2023 · age 24
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#109 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
27 entries2026
50th German 20-35 player
at age 27 · rated 2410
May 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
Jan 2026
2023
All-time peak 2414
at age 24 · −4 from today
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Aug 2022
2021
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2021 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
2395 → 2410
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
5W4D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #13 | 2506 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 3191 | +4.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #107 | 2485 | +2.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2306 | -1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 3069 | +6.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsRaphael LagunowIM
🇩🇪GER·2422
+2 −0 =8
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsRobert RabiegaGM
🇩🇪GER·2460
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsGeorgios SouleidisIM
🇬🇷GRE·2418
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaximilian Paul MaetzkowFM
🇩🇪GER·2270
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsEmil SchmidekIM
🇩🇪GER·2453
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Germany
#109
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#938
in continent
World
#1,497
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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