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Kessler, Leo
🇩🇪FIDE 533000638· Male· Germany· Born in 2011
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Leo Kessler, a 15-year-old German player, is rated 2021 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +361 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rheinland-Pfalz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 U16, 5. Int. Baden-Badener Faschingsopen 2026 A-Gruppe, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B. Also played 1 rapid (including Giessener Schnellschachturnier 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently.
At junior level, he reached #53 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2021
Standard
Rpd1910·Blz1852
All-time high
2021
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,429
#24,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
53rd German U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2021
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+361 Elo)
1660 → 2021
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2021
at age 15
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jan 2026
2024
First FIDE rating
1554 · at age 13
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+286
1735 → 2021
Tournaments
6
45 games
Score
23/ 4551.1%
21W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #40 | 2124 | +55.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2075 | +64.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/8 | #94 | 1966 | +42.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #28 | 2061 | +72.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #15 | 1925 | +53.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #75 | 2023 | +71.2 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,834
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,014
in continent
World
#24,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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