GermanyGER
ID: 533000638

Leo Kessler

FIDE ratings

2,059Classical
2,049Rapid
2,038Blitz

Performance

50 games
20% Win
54% Draw
26% Loss

Leo Kessler's playing style

Overall score:47%10W 27D 13L over 50 games
Steady recent form:43%5W 7D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:54%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation
100%
2g
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
100%
2g
King's Indian Attack
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
2g
Scotch Game: Modern Defense
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation
100%
2g
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Janowski Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack, Anti-English
100%
2g

Repertoire

25 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

25 games in this line · White to move

Results for Kessler, Leo as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
24%
52%
24%
Move
11 · 44%
18%
45%
36%
6 · 24%
67%
33%
4 · 16%
50%
50%
4 · 16%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Jun 5, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
Grabowski, Pawel
D—
Jun 22, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Giese, Tilman(1980)
L—
Jun 22, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Giese, Tilman(1980)
L—
Oct 20, 2019
OTB - TWIC
Flueckiger, Thomas(2230)
W—
Oct 20, 2019
OTB - TWIC
Flueckiger, Thomas(2230)
W—
Oct 19, 2019
OTB - PGN-Mentor
GMBogner, Sebastian(2571)
L—
Oct 19, 2019
OTB - PGNMentor
GMBogner, Sebastian(2571)
L—
Oct 13, 2019
OTB - TWIC
IMJuhasz, Adam(1879)
D—
Oct 13, 2019
OTB - TWIC
IMJuhasz, Adam(2387)
D—
Oct 12, 2019
OTB - PGN-Mentor
GMDanin, Alexandre(2515)
L—

Research Leo Kessler’s games and opening repertoire

Leo Kessler is rated 2059 in standard, 2049 in rapid, 2038 in blitz by FIDE. Leo Kessler plays for Germany.

Leo Kessler has FIDE ID 533000638.

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