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Obregon Rivero, Juan Carlos
GM🇲🇽FIDE 3507815· Male· Mexico· Born in 1989
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Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero, a 37-year-old Mexican Grandmaster, is rated 2446 and ranked 5th among Mexican players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional, I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Primera, and Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Copa COLAM de Ajedrez 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz Nocturno Copa 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2003 and Oct 2004. His peak of 2560 was reached at age 26 (May 2015); he also reached World #381 in Sep 2015 and spent 37 months as Mexican #1, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Competes for Mexico since Jan 2022. Awarded GM in 2020 (age 31), IM in 2013 (age 24), and FM in 2006 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #73 in U18 and #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2446
Standard
Rpd2504·Blz2506
All-time high
2560
−114 pts below
May 2015 · age 26
May 2015 · age 26
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Mexican players · of 2,269
37 months in #1 nationally (2009–2017)
37 months in #1 nationally (2009–2017)
Career timeline
22 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 36
Jan 2025
2022
Switched federation: CUB → MEX
at age 33
Jan 2022
2020
GM title awardedGM
at age 31 · 90th FIDE Congress 2019
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
May 2019
2017
37 months in National #1
longest streak 36 months · since Nov 2009
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
TERCERA EDICION DEL CAMPEONATO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "AGUASCALIENTES 2025" · Aug 2025 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
-31
2477 → 2446
Tournaments
6
52 games
Score
32/ 5261.5%
28W16D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGilberto Hernandez GuerreroGM2,401·I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Primera·R7·+4.1
2.[W]vsArturo A. Fernandez HernandezFM2,330·Campeonato Internacional de Ajedrez Cadereyta 2025·R5·+3.2
3.[W]vsLeonel Figueredo LosadaIM2,303·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R9·+2.8
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsCarlos Francisco Varela VelazquezFM2,085·I Campeonato Nacional de Ajedrez Mazatlan 2025·R5·-9.0
3.[L]vsJose Antonio Garcia de DiosCM2,205·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R3·-8.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #48 | 2203 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2456 | +2.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2384 | -1.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2436 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2419 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/6 | #12 | 2099 | -15.0 |
Worst Elo result: LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional (-17.2 Elo, finished #48).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeonel Figueredo LosadaIM
🇲🇽MEX·2287
+15 −4 =7
26 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJuan Carlos Gonzalez ZamoraGM
🇲🇽MEX·2466
+3 −5 =13
21 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJavier Benitez LozanoFM
🇲🇽MEX·2285
+10 −0 =7
17 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSion Radamantys Galaviz MedinaGM
🇲🇽MEX·2513
+5 −6 =5
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAlexey Fernandez CardosoIM
🇨🇺CUB·2409
+5 −9 =2
16 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
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Mexico
#5
out of 3,007 players
Americas
#128
in continent
World
#1,058
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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