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Sanchez Velez, Alex Leonardo
🇪🇨FIDE 3636232· Male· Ecuador· Born in 2011
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Alex Leonardo Sanchez Velez, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1798 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +155 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U18 ABSOLUTO 2026, CAMPEONATO PROVINCIAL DE AJEDREZ FDG 2026 CATEGORIA U18 ESTANDAR, and CAMPEONATO PROVINCIAL DE AJEDREZ FDG 2026 CATEGORIA U16 ABSOLUTO ESTANDAR. Also played 6 rapid (including XX CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ SUB-20 RAPIDO ABSOLUTO GUAYAQUIL-ECUADOR) and 7 blitz events (including XX CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ SUB-20 BLITZ ABSOLUTO GUAYAQUIL-ECUADOR) recently.
At junior level, he reached #14, #7, #13 and #6 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd1880·Blz1791
All-time high
1798
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
14th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1798
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1798
at age 15
Jun 2026
2025
7th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1675
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Apr 2025
100 career games
at age 14
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+505 Elo)
1145 → 1650
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
CAMPEONATO PROVINCIAL DE AJEDREZ FDG 2026 CATEGORIA U18 ESTANDARperf 2074 (+369) · 4.5/5 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+119
1679 → 1798
Tournaments
9
67 games
Score
40.5/ 6760.4%
34W13D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMaveric Mayta AizaCM2,198·XX CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ SUB-20 ABSOLUTO GUAYAQUIL-ECUADOR·R1·+38.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 1914 | +93.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2074 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 1894 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1885 | +24.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 1846 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #38 | 1759 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/8 | #39 | 1855 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 1835 | +9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJosue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca
🇪🇨ECU·1839
+8 −12 =3
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsJordy Alexander Sozoranga Barahona
🇪🇨ECU·1924
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsLucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga
🇪🇨ECU·1935
+4 −5 =4
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndres Linan Lezama
🇪🇨ECU·1575
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsJose Luis Atiencia Merino
🇪🇨ECU·1642
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Ecuador
#106
out of 840 players
Americas
#8,860
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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