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Paragua, Megan Althea

Paragua, Megan Althea

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FIDEFIDE 30973007· Female· United States of America· Born in 2012

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Megan Althea Paragua, a 14-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2267 and ranked 2nd among women worldwide under 14, and in the top 2% worldwide. She has fluctuated between 2041 and 2300 over the past 2 years. 102 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - IM C, and 56th Annual National Chess Congress - Premier. Also played 2 rapid (including Teplice Open 2025 - rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Lince Andujar Blitz Chess Open) recently. Her peak of 2300 was reached at age 13 (Aug 2025).

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 13) and WFM in 2023 (age 11). At junior level, she reached World #47 in U14, World #24 in U12 and World #5 in U10.

Current rating

2267

Standard

Rpd2251·Blz2380

All-time high

2300

−33 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 13

Activity

89

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

102 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · women worldwide under 14 · of 3,807

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
47th U14 player worldwide
at age 13 · rated 2300
Aug 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 13
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2300
at age 13 · −33 from today
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 13
Aug 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 13
May 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 13
May 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
perf 2367 (+100) · 5/8 · #268
Top opponent
vs Tatev AbrahamyanIM 2,407
2025 US Women's Championship · Oct 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-11
2278 → 2267
Tournaments
14
102 games
Score
57/ 10255.9%
37W40D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVadim CernovIM2,296·Unga talangers IM-turnering 3 2025·R4·+22.7
2.[W]vsNoam Aviv VitenbergFM2,346·RUDAR XLIV - IM ROUND ROBIN·R1·+13.5
3.[W]vsKevin RoserIM2,373·grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open·R6·+13.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#2682367+27.8
2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - IM C
Round-Robin
Jan 20264.5/9#62295+17.2
56th Annual National Chess Congress - Premier
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/2#732644+3.4
Open Tournament 1900 Chess Club Radnicki Kovin
Open Swiss
Nov 20255.5/9#122196-7.2
RUDAR XLIV - IM ROUND ROBIN
Round-Robin
Nov 20253.5/8#72214-5.0
RUDAR XLIII - IM ROUND ROBIN
Round-Robin
Nov 20254/9#72215-5.0
2025 US Women's Championship
Round-Robin
Oct 20253/11#102179-23.4
57th Annual Atlantic Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/3#292065-13.4
2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U18
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/3#291916-24.6
13th Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/6#22141-3.4
Worst Elo result: Teplice Open 2025 - tournament A (-26.0 Elo, finished #64).

Rankings

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United States of America
#216
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#580
in continent
World
#5,182
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
216🇺🇸Paragua, Megan Althea2,267
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
580🇺🇸Paragua, Megan Althea2,267
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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