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Velez Cajas, Jhostyn Fredy
🇪🇨FIDE 3637662· Male· Ecuador· Born in 2007
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Jhostyn Fredy Velez Cajas, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1823 — just 2 short of his peak of 1825 (Mar 2026, age 19). He is rising rapidly, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: II IRT DEL CENTENARIO CDP 2025 BLITZ and II IRT DEL CENTENARIO CDP 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including I TORNEO ODALYS CALDERON OPEN 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Copa Marcelo Salado 2025 BLITZ) recently. He took a 23-month break between May 2023 and May 2025. He reached #89 nationally in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #9, #7, #8, #8 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1823
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1814
All-time high
1825
−2 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 19
Mar 2026 · age 19
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,258
#69,258 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
9th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1825
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1825
at age 19 · −2 from today
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #89
at age 18 · rated 1822
Dec 2025
7th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1821
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+82
1741 → 1823
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
11/ 1668.8%
11W0D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #17 | 1930 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #7 | 1860 | +39.6 |
Rankings
/
Ecuador
#96
out of 840 players
Americas
#7,880
in continent
World
#69,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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