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Cantero, Rodolfo
CM🇵🇾FIDE 3703762· Male· Paraguay· Born in 1999
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Rodolfo Cantero, a 27-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2260 — his current career high and ranked 8th among PAR players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +81 Elo over the past 12 months. 108 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Irt Clasicas Sajonia 2026 I, GRAND PRIX 2do FRONTIER OPEN 2026, and Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Torneo Abierto de Duplas - Club Internacional de Tenis 2025) and 7 blitz events (including PRIMER GRAND PRIX BLITZ SANTA RITA 2025) recently. He reached #8 nationally in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2260
Standard
Rpd2048·Blz2148
All-time high
2260
at best
May 2026 · age 27
May 2026 · age 27
Activity
98
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · PAR players · of 367
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak national rank: #8
at age 27 · rated 2260
May 2026
All-time peak 2260
at age 27
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 27
Feb 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
Dec 2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 24
Jun 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 23
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+81
2179 → 2260
Tournaments
15
107 games
Score
76.5/ 10771.5%
72W21D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsEnzo Mathias Vinales GonzalezFM2,048·Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Categoria A 2025 Ronda 1 al 3·R3·-12.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/7 | #1 | 2776 | +34.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2374 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #51 | 2204 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #6 | 2159 | -1.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #3 | 2216 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #5 | 2112 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/7 | #2 | 2406 | +38.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #13 | 2241 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2191 | +6.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #11 | 1948 | -20.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Sebastian MelianIM
🇵🇾PAR·2370
+9 −14 =9
32 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsArnold Mayeregger
🇵🇾PAR·2170
+12 −7 =12
31 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJose Antonio Alarcon
🇵🇾PAR·2075
+12 −16 =3
31 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAlejandro Benitez GaleanoFM
🇵🇾PAR·2156
+14 −8 =6
28 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsJohn Derek Heinichen R.CM
🇵🇾PAR·1944
+10 −7 =8
25 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Paraguay
#8
out of 433 players
Americas
#606
in continent
World
#5,437
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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