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Velia, Leo
🇫🇷FIDE 80432077· Male· France· Born in 2009
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Leo Velia, a 17-year-old French player, is rated 1929. He has fluctuated between 1688 and 1989 over the past 2 years. 58 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U18, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and 44eme Open International d'Echecs de Bethune - Tournoi A. Also played 3 rapid (including 1er Rapide de Nogent le Roi) and 1 blitz events (including 2eme Tournoi de Gata - Grand Tournoi de Blitz du C'Chartres Echecs) recently. His peak of 1989 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #87 and #86 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1929
Standard
Rpd1819·Blz1851
All-time high
1989
−60 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#41,206
#41,206 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
87th French U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1989
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1989
at age 17 · −60 from today
Feb 2026
2025
86th French U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1971
Nov 2025
100 career games
at age 16
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+310 Elo)
1556 → 1866
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1913 → 1929
Tournaments
11
50 games
Score
25/ 5050.0%
14W22D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #37 | 1866 | -38.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #687 | 1231 | -17.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #347 | 1882 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #201 | 2698 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #57 | 2035 | +26.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #609 | 1302 | -26.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #348 | 1985 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #21 | 1937 | 0.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #71 | 2831 | +24.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #178 | 2070 | +28.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYael Le Neindre
🇫🇷FRA·1789
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsLeo Merland-Simon
🇫🇷FRA·1881
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSasha Guerin
🇫🇷FRA·1885
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVadim Henry
🇫🇷FRA·1694
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
France
#2,427
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#30,425
in continent
World
#41,205
out of 400,000+
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