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Lebedev, Lion
CM🇬🇧FIDE 551005492· Male· England· Born in 2012
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Lion Lebedev, a 14-year-old English Candidate Master, is rated 2189 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide under 14, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +193 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, ChessMates XIII, and 2026 English Youth Championships Under 14 Open. Also played 10 rapid (including 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay) and 8 blitz events (including 2025 UK Open Blitz: London 3 (Golders Green) Qualifier) recently. His peak of 2225 was reached at age 14 (Feb 2026).
Competes for England since Oct 2019. Awarded CM in 2026 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #63 in U14 and #3 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2189
Standard
Rpd2052·Blz1996
All-time high
2225
−36 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 14
Feb 2026 · age 14
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#121 · players worldwide under 14 · of 19,615
Career timeline
12 entries2026
63rd U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2225
Feb 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 14
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2225
at age 14 · −36 from today
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 13
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+141
2048 → 2189
Tournaments
14
82 games
Score
45.5/ 8255.5%
35W21D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAdam Sieczkowski1,909·AlphaChess FIDE Weekender - North London Gateway - Oct 2025 - expert·R3·-28.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #162 | 2247 | +58.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #59 | 1982 | -57.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2006 | -36.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #47 | 2217 | +63.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #32 | 1993 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #17 | 2052 | -3.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2864 | +99.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #41 | 2134 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1919 | -24.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRock YuCM
🇬🇧ENG·2134
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsOrest Stus
🇺🇦UKR
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsGeorge ZhaoCM
🇬🇧ENG·2004
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJan MurawskiCM
🇬🇧ENG·2186
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLuoke Wang
🇬🇧ENG·1900
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
England
#135
out of 3,843 players
Europe
#6,154
in continent
World
#8,744
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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