Format
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Leeman, Xavier
🇿🇦FIDE 534003568· Male· South Africa· Born in 2008
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Xavier Leeman, a 18-year-old South African player, is rated 1531 — just 28 short of his peak of 1559 (Jan 2026, age 18). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (C), Kraaifontein Open Chess Championships 2025 (Advanced), and ROYAL ALPHAS CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 4th Curro Durbanville Rapid Open 2025 (Advanced)) and 1 blitz events (including Royal Alphas Chess Club 2025 (Club Championship Blitz)) recently.
Current rating
1531
Standard
Rpd1474·Blz1496
All-time high
1559
−28 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#173,630
#173,630 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1559
at age 18 · −28 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 17
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
1533 · at age 17
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1515 → 1531
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
7W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/1 | #51 | 2203 | -28.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #13 | 1965 | +44.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#1,258
out of 1,876 players
Africa
#7,376
in continent
World
#173,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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