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Gonzalez Mercado, Christian
🇵🇷FIDE 3111407· Male· Puerto Rico· Born in 2011
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Christian Gonzalez Mercado, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1550 — just 1 short of his peak of 1551 (Apr 2026, age 15). He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Por Edades de Puerto Rico 2026 Sub-16, XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 14 Absoluto, and II Campeonato Abierto de Ajedrez Por Equipos Jose Miguel Perez Perez In Memoriam 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 3ERA Edicion Del Torneo De Ajedrez Activo En Villalba Cat B) and 2 blitz events (including Torneo Chick Fil A - La Rambla) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 and #4 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1550
Standard
Rpd1558·Blz1594
All-time high
1551
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,411
#165,411 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
10th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1551
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1551
at age 15 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+334 Elo)
1198 → 1532
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 13
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 14 Absolutoperf 1676 (+151) · 4.5/8 · #15
Top opponent
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 14 Absoluto · Dec 2025 · +27.3 Elo
Evolution
+24
1526 → 1550
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
8W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #4 | 1633 | +26.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #15 | 1676 | +40.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/2 | #58 | 2303 | -20.0 |
Worst Elo result: II Campeonato Abierto de Ajedrez Por Equipos Jose Miguel Perez Perez In Memoriam 2025 (-20.0 Elo, finished #58).
Rankings
/
Puerto Rico
#158
out of 222 players
Americas
#20,301
in continent
World
#165,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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