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Merchan Barradas, Esther Alexandra
🇻🇪FIDE 23905913· Female· Venezuela· Born in 2009
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Esther Alexandra Merchan Barradas, a 17-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1664 — her current career high. She is on a breakout run, having gained +241 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U17 Femenino 2026, Campeonato Nacional de Expertos y Maestros Femenino 2026, and Campeonato Nacional Cadetes Femenino 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including IRT Gustavo Duque Saez) and 6 blitz events (including Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Boveda - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, she reached #42 and #47 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1664
Standard
Rpd1716·Blz1754
All-time high
1664
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#122,926
#122,926 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
42nd Venezuelan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1664
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1423 → 1664
May 2026
All-time peak 1664
at age 17
May 2026
2025
47th Venezuelan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1610
Dec 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Bovedaperf 1882 (+367) · 4.5/6 · #35
Top opponent
Evolution
+241
1423 → 1664
Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
20.5/ 3558.6%
15W11D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndres Alejandro Padron Jimenez1,833·Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Boveda·R7·+34.5
2.[W]vsSamuel Eduardo Flores Zamora1,739·Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Boveda·R6·+31.4
3.[W]vsGlaycell Daniela Velasquez Marin1,750·Campeonato Nacional de Expertos y Maestros Femenino 2026·R4·+27.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2021 | +49.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/7 | #14 | 1629 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 1876 | +64.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #25 | 1637 | +28.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #35 | 1882 | +91.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Venezuela
#475
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#14,934
in continent
World
#122,920
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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