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Rivera Cantu, Lemuel
🇵🇷FIDE 3104273· Male· Puerto Rico· Born in 1997
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Lemuel Rivera Cantu, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1806 — just 24 short of his peak of 1830 (Dec 2024, age 27). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 7 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: II Campeonato Abierto de Ajedrez Por Equipos Jose Miguel Perez Perez In Memoriam 2025 and 3ra Edicion del Torneo de Ajedrez Verano Clasico de Humacao Clase A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Gran Torneo Nacional ONA-VEA) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 27 months (2017–2020) and 15 months (2021–2023). He reached #28 nationally in Oct 2020.
At junior level, he reached #5 and #6 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1806
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1818
All-time high
1830
−24 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 27
Dec 2024 · age 27
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#74,472
#74,472 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1688 → 1830
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1830
at age 27 · −24 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1678 → returned at 1707
Sep 2021
2020
Peak national rank: #28
at age 23 · rated 1701
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
II Campeonato Abierto de Ajedrez Por Equipos Jose Miguel Perez Perez In Memoriam 2025 · Nov 2025 · +13.6 Elo
Evolution
-8
1814 → 1806
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
1W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #30 | 1869 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #15 | 1659 | -16.2 |
Worst Elo result: 3ra Edicion del Torneo de Ajedrez Verano Clasico de Humacao Clase A (-16.2 Elo, finished #15).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGenesis Vellon Naveira
🇵🇷PUR·1623
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsNestor A. Viera Perez
🇵🇷PUR·1771
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJean P. Lugo RoldanCM
🇵🇷PUR·2064
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsRafael E. Mejias NunezCM
🇵🇷PUR·2005
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsGabriel Pinales RousselCM
🇵🇷PUR·1920
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
Puerto Rico
#63
out of 224 players
Americas
#8,535
in continent
World
#74,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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