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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 2263 and ranked 8th among PAR players, and in the top 2% 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 GP Don Bosco 2026, Irt Clasicas Sajonia 2026 I, and GRAND PRIX 2do FRONTIER OPEN 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
2263
Standard
Rpd2048·Blz2118
All-time high
2263
at best
Jun 2026 · age 27
Jun 2026 · age 27
Activity
106
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
106 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · PAR players · of 370
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+85
2178 → 2263
Tournaments
16
107 games
Score
82/ 10776.6%
73W18D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIvan Kiszkiewicz1,973·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R5·-16.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 2220 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #20 | 2232 | -0.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2149 | +3.6 |
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 |
Worst Elo result: Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Categoria A 2025 Ronda 1 al 3 (-20.2 Elo, finished #11).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Sebastian MelianIM
🇵🇾PAR·2372
+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 438 players
Americas
#599
in continent
World
#5,347
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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