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{{Infobox chess player<br />
|name = Leon Luke Mendonca<br />
|image = Mendonca,Leon Luke 2019 Karlsruhe.jpg<br />
|caption = Leon Luke Mendonca, Karlsruhe 2019<br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|3|13|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Goa]], India<br />
|title =[[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] (2021)<br />
|rating = <br />
|peakrating = 2557 (July 2021)<br />
|FideID = 35028561<br />
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'''Leon Luke Mendonca''' (born 13 March 2006) is an [[India]]n [[chess]] player. He is the sixty-seventh Indian to qualify for the title of [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]], which [[FIDE]] awarded him in January 2021.<br />
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==Chess career==<br />
Mendonca became an [[International Master]] (IM) in 2019 at the age of 12 years, 11 months and 3 days.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pinto |first1=Basil Sylvester |title=I want to be a GM as soon as possible: Leon Luke Mendonca |url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/I-want-to-be-a-GM-as-soon-as-possible-Leon-Luke-Mendonca |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=ChessBase India |date=2 July 2019}}</ref> He got stuck in Eastern Europe due to [[COVID lockdowns]] in March, 2020. He attained his first [[Grandmaster norm]] at the Rigochess Grandmaster tournament in [[Hungary]] in October 2020. Within a span of 21 days, he won another Grandmaster tournament at [[Budapest]] earning him the second Grandmaster norm.<ref>{{cite news |title=Leon Mendonca wins in Hungary, earns second GM norm in space of 21 days |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/young-indian-player-leon-mendonca-wins-in-hungary-earns-second-gm-norm-7056331/ |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India |date=18 November 2020}}</ref> Mendonca achieved his third and final norm in December 2020 by finishing second at the Vergani Cup in [[Bassano del Grappa]], Italy. He became the second grandmaster from the state of Goa after [[Anurag Mhamal]] achieving the feat at 14 years, 9 months and 17 days.<ref>{{cite news |title=Goa's 14-year-old Leon Mendonca becomes India's 67th Grandmaster |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/chess/indian-chess-news-goas-14-year-old-leon-mendonca-becomes-indias-67th-grandmaster/article33461829.ece |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=Sportstar |agency=Press Trust of India |date=31 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Prasad |first1=RS |title=Leon becomes India's 67th Grandmaster |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/leon-becomes-indias-67th-grandmaster/articleshow/80041148.cms |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=31 December 2020}}</ref> He was officially awarded the title of grandmaster (GM) in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Title Application |url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main228910.pdf |website=fide.com |publisher=FIDE |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Indian chess players#Grandmasters|List of Indian chess players ยง Grandmasters]]<br />
* [[Chess in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{fide|id=35028561|name=Leon Luke Mendonca}}<br />
* {{Chessgames player|156237|Leon Luke Mendonca}}<br />
* [http://www.365chess.com/players/Leon_Luke_Mendonca Leon Luke Mendonca] chess games at 365Chess.com<br />
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