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Lea, Melissa
🇲🇨FIDE 652058930· Female· Monaco· Born in 2013
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Melissa Lea, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1609 — just 11 short of her peak of 1620 (May 2026, age 13). She is rising rapidly, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U14F, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 Jeunes r6, and 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700). Also played 7 rapid (including European Women's Rapid Championship January 10-11, 2026) and 4 blitz events (including European Women's Blitz Championship January 11, 2026) recently. She reached #39 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, she reached #4, #3 and #4 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1609
Standard
Rpd1535·Blz1569
All-time high
1620
−11 pts below
May 2026 · age 13
May 2026 · age 13
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#143,544
#143,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak national rank: #39
at age 13 · rated 1620
May 2026
4th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1620
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 13
May 2026
All-time peak 1620
at age 13 · −11 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+121
1488 → 1609
Tournaments
15
71 games
Score
32/ 7145.1%
22W24D25L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsLaurent Brunot1,585·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700)·R2·+20.8
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAlexandre Godon1,560·39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open C (-1700)·R1·-20.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2026 | 3.5/5 | #15 | 1797 | +51.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 2/1 | #280 | 2584 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #32 | 1777 | +48.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #161 | 1569 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 1632 | +68.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #56 | 1407 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #137 | 1433 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #504 | 821 | -21.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #234 | 819 | -10.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #752 | 1414 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHryhorii Karpov
🇲🇨MNC·1537
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMaxime Duchatel
🇫🇷FRA·1712
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMichele Gurevich
🇫🇷FRA·1661
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsKimberly Ribbegren
🇲🇨MNC·1520
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsCyrielle DuchatelWCM
🇫🇷FRA·1903
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Monaco
#42
out of 59 players
Europe
#96,460
in continent
World
#143,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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