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Corrales Jimenez, Fidel

Corrales Jimenez, Fidel

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 3506690· Male· United States of America· Born in 1987

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Fidel Corrales Jimenez, a 39-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2489 and ranked 45th among American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section, 33rd annual Western Class Championship - Master, and 35th Annual North American Open. Also played 6 blitz events (including 2025 SPICE Cup Blitz Championship) recently. He took a 12-month break between Dec 2012 and Jan 2014. His peak of 2617 was reached at age 25 (Dec 2012); he also reached World #153 in Nov 2009.

Competes for United States of America since Mar 2014. Awarded GM in 2009 (age 22), IM in 2005 (age 18), and FM in 2003 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #31 in U20, World #14 in U18, World #69 in U16 and #2 nationally in U14.

Current rating

2489

Standard

Rpd2473·Blz2549

All-time high

2617

−128 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 25

Activity

123

games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo

75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#45

#45 · American players · of 4,931

Career timeline

27 entries
2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 36
Jun 2023
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
May 2018
2015
1,000 career games
at age 28
Nov 2015
2014
Switched federation: FID → USA
at age 27
Mar 2014
Return after 13-month break
back at 2568
Jan 2014
Switched federation: CUB → FID
at age 27
Jan 2014

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
19th Annual SPICE Cup Open
perf 2648 (+115) · 7.5/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Jianchao ZhouGM 2,591
19th Annual SPICE Cup Open · Nov 2025 · +0.8 Elo
Evolution
-46
2535 → 2489
Tournaments
10
66 games
Score
44/ 6666.7%
35W18D13L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPadhya SaumilFM2,208·35th Annual North American Open·R3·-8.5
2.[L]vsTed WangFM2,216·35th Annual North American Open·R1·-8.4
3.[L]vsZachary TanenbaumFM2,319·2025 Texas Norm Swiss·R8·-7.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - International Section
Swiss
Mar 20265/9#132452-5.8
33rd annual Western Class Championship - Master
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#62252-9.0
35th Annual North American Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20251/3#1172059-16.6
VI elllobregat Open Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/10#282425-11.6
19th Annual SPICE Cup Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20257.5/9#12648+14.1
2025 Texas Norm Swiss
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/9#62488-3.5
22nd St Amant Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over
Swiss
Sep 20253.5/4#22272-0.9
2025 Southern California Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/6#62384-5.4
15th Annual Central California Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/5#22329-4.0
30th Annual Pacific Coast Open - Premier
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/6#22367-1.6
Worst Elo result: 35th Annual North American Open (-16.6 Elo, finished #117).

Most-Played Opponents

vsJianchao ZhouGM
🇺🇸USA·2605
+1 −6 =10
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDenes BorosGM
🇭🇺HUN·2371
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIllya NyzhnykGM
🇺🇦UKR·2527
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsYuniesky Quesada PerezGM
🇺🇸USA·2591
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2015
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vsOmar Almeida QuintanaGM
🇨🇺CUB·2454
+4 −0 =6
10 games·last met Dec 2011
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#45
out of 5,411 players
Americas
#85
in continent
World
#673
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,704
8
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9
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10
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2,653
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45🇺🇸Corrales Jimenez, Fidel2,489
Americas
1
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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
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
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2,704
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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673🇺🇸Corrales Jimenez, Fidel2,489