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Mendez, Ernesto
IM🇦🇷FIDE 103047· Male· Argentina· Born in 1960
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Ernesto Mendez, a 66-year-old Argentine International Master, is rated 2291 and sitting in the top 3% of Argentine players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays around 4 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 85 months (2003–2010), 15 months (2011–2012) and 69 months (2012–2018). His peak of 2411 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2001); he also reached Argentine #27 in Oct 2001.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 41).
Current rating
2291
Standard
Rpd2340·Blz2193
All-time high
2411
−120 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 41
Apr 2001 · age 41
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#64 · Argentine players · of 2,440
Career timeline
18 entries2022
5th Argentine 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2293
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 2293 → still inactive
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 59
May 2019
2018
5th Argentine 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2361
Aug 2018
2012
6th Argentine 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2358
Oct 2012
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 2358 → returned at 2363
May 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
2293 → 2291
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsAndres Carlos ObregonGM2,506·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R4·+2.8
2.[W]vsCarlos CranbourneFM2,110·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R5·+2.6
3.[W]vsBrandon Fiorenza1,925·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R3·+1.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMario VillanuevaIM2,463·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R6·-2.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #94 | 2241 | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Argentina
#64
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#486
in continent
World
#4,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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