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Mendez, Alejandro Ariel
🇦🇷FIDE 178519· Male· Argentina· Born in 1974
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Alejandro Ariel Mendez, a 52-year-old Argentine player, is rated 1988 — just 6 short of his peak of 1994 (Dec 2025, age 51). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 3 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CAMPEONATO ARGENTINO AMATEUR Sub2300 2025, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50, and Campeonato Panamericano Senior 50 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Campeonato Argentino Amateur Blitz 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 59 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1908
All-time high
1994
−6 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 51
Dec 2025 · age 51
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,457
#29,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
31st Argentine 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1994
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1994
at age 51 · −6 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Sep 2025
2024
19th Argentine 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1988
Dec 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1837 → 1955
Dec 2022
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1955 → returned at 1988
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1988 → 1988
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
11/ 2445.8%
5W12D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #10 | 1947 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #99 | 2017 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #36 | 2045 | -3.6 |
Rankings
/
Argentina
#379
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#3,110
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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