Obregon Rivero, Juan Carlos

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 2 blitz events (including Blitz Nocturno Ezequiel Montes) 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.