De Mey, Juan Pablo

Juan Pablo De Mey, a 32-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2106 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include III Sampa Chess Open 2026 STD, Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026, and Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Clasificatorio Masculino XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y C, RD 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 12 months (2018–2019), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2022–2023). He reached #2 nationally in Nov 2014 and has been in top 3 for 82 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded FM in 2012 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #2 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.