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Norona Obaco, Wenceslao
🇪🇨FIDE 3620786· Male· Ecuador· Born in 2001
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Wenceslao Norona Obaco, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1942 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 22 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: GRAND PRIX KAOS CHESS CLUB II PARADA OPEN and I FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL ITT ATAHUALPA. Also played 2 rapid (including I FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL ATAHUALPA RAPIDO 2025) and 1 blitz events (including I FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ ATAHUALPA BLITZ 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 56 months (2012–2017) and 15 months (2022–2023). He reached #42 nationally in Jan 2025.
At junior level, he reached #9, #18, #68 and #25 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U12.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd2015·Blz1986
All-time high
1942
at best
Jun 2026 · age 25
Jun 2026 · age 25
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1942
at age 25
Jun 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #42
at age 24 · rated 1932
Jan 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 23
Jul 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1721 → returned at 1714
Apr 2022
2021
9th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1676
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1933 → 1942
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
11W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 1979 | +17.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1855 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #20 | 1894 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnderson Esmeraldas HuachiFM
🇪🇨ECU·2135
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsChristopher Leonel Garzon ZapatangaIM
🇪🇨ECU·2305
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMiguel Munoz SanchezIM
🇪🇨ECU·2173
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsBryan Carrasco Jacome
🇪🇨ECU·2047
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDaniel Reinoso
🇪🇨ECU·2064
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Ecuador
#52
out of 840 players
Americas
#4,148
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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