Leon Luke Mendonca (born 13 March 2006) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is the sixty-seventh Indian to qualify for the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in January 2021. Chess career. Mendonca became an International Master (IM) in 2019 at the age of 12 years, 11 months and 3 days. [1]

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GM Leon Luke Mendonca is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title in 2021. In 2024, Leon won the Tata Steel Challengers Tournament. The name Mendonca is a patronymic, Luke is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Leon.

An emerging talent from India, Leon Luke Mendonca earned his Grandmaster title at a young age. His dynamic play and rapid progress in the chess world have marked him as one to watch in future tournaments. Winning the 2024 Tata Steel Challengers, Mandonca makes …

Mar 26, 2023 · Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca after winning the first prize in HIT Open, Slovenia. Leon also played some amazing chess to score 7.5/9 and win the Bad Woerishofen Open in Germany. I had a detailed interview with Leon which lasted almost an hour.

Discover the online chess profile of GM Leon Luke Mendonca (LionTheLeon_06) at Chess.com. See their chess rating, follow their best games, and challenge them to play a game.

2 days ago · D Gukesh has secured the sole lead at the ongoing Tata Steel Chess Masters 2025 after beating Leon Luke Mendonca in round nine. This is Gukesh's first tournament since becoming the world chess champion. Also in round nine, R Praggnanandhaa lost to Anish Giri while Wei Yi and Arjun Erigaisi played out a draw. Check out the latest Tata steel chess …

2 days ago · The 18-year-old Gukesh defeated his contemporary Leon Luke Mendonca in Round 9 at the season-starting chess event in the quaint Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee in a battle lasting just 43 moves. This is the first event Gukesh is competing in after becoming the youngest world champion in history of chess by defeating Ding Liren in Singapore last ...

Leon Luke Mendonca is an Indian grandmaster from Goa, India. He became an International Master at the age of 12 years, 11 months, and earned his GM title when he was 14. After his win in Saint Louis I congratulated Leon (on Skype) and added: "Remind me, why did you skip the Candidates in Toronto?"

Leon Luke Mendonca was the surprise winner of the Tata Steel Challenger tournament in Wijk aan Zee. He started with 3 out of 6 points, and was lost in the lower part of the table, until he recovered with 6.5 points out of his last 7 games, to reach first place!