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Leonard, Paul
🇬🇧FIDE 488194· Male· England· Born in 1968
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Paul Leonard, a 58-year-old English player, is rated 1688. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 4NCL Bradford Congress Under 1700, Sheffield Christmas FIDE U2000, and 17th Leyland Chess Congress - Major. Also played 4 rapid events (including Darnall and Handsworth (Sheffield) 10th FIDE Rated Rapidplay Major) recently. His peak of 1725 was reached at age 56 (Sep 2024).
Current rating
1688
Standard
Rpd1670·Blz—
All-time high
1725
−37 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 56
Sep 2024 · age 56
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#114,037
#114,037 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2024
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 56
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1725
at age 56 · −37 from today
Sep 2024
First FIDE rating
1725 · at age 56
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
1725 → 1688
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
14/ 3145.2%
14W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 1660 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 1734 | +21.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/3 | #27 | 2516 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #62 | 1830 | -58.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 1779 | +12.0 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,797
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#79,644
in continent
World
#114,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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