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Cardenas Encalada, David Josue
🇪🇨FIDE 3628035· Male· Ecuador· Born in 2005
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David Josue Cardenas Encalada, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1971 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V IRT STANDARD CATEGORIA MENOR A 2200 CUENCA 2026, IRT STANDARD CATEGORIA MENOR A 2200 DE RATING FIDE, and III IRT FDA ESTANDAR 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including PRIMER TORNEO IRT ABIERTO RAPIDAS VALIDO PARA ELO FIDE) and 3 blitz events (including I SELECTIVO NACIONAL OPEN 2025 BLITZ) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2017–2019) and 18 months (2023–2024). He reached #43 nationally in Nov 2023.
At junior level, he reached #4, #7, #4, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz2076
All-time high
1971
at best
Jun 2026 · age 21
Jun 2026 · age 21
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,466
#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 1971
at age 21
Jun 2026
2025
4th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1932
Oct 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #43
at age 18 · rated 1806
Nov 2023
7th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1806
Jan 2023
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+56
1915 → 1971
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
20/ 2580.0%
18W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 2040 | +24.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2125 | +21.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2070 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2100 | +17.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEric Nugra Loja
🇪🇨ECU·1737
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMateo Cargua Inca
🇪🇨ECU·2071
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJuan Wong Pages
🇪🇨ECU·2042
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGuillermo Camacho MartinezFM
🇨🇺CUB·2279
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsFausto Abrahan Ortega Gonzaga
🇪🇨ECU·1653
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Ecuador
#48
out of 840 players
Americas
#3,448
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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