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Melian, Juan Sebastian

Melian, Juan Sebastian

IM🇵🇾

FIDEFIDE 3706575· Male· Paraguay· Born in 2006

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Juan Sebastian Melian, a 20-year-old International Master, is rated 2372 — just 29 short of his peak of 2401 (Dec 2025, age 19) and ranked 5th among PAR players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2231 and 2401 over the past 2 years. 100 rated games in the past year (≈92/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GP Concepcion 2026, II Rio Chess Masters 2026, and Irt Clasicas Sajonia 2026 I. Also played 3 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 9 blitz events (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba BLZ) recently. He reached #4 nationally in Nov 2025 and has been in top 5 for 14 months and counting.

Awarded IM in 2026 (age 20), FM in 2023 (age 17), and CM in 2018 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #93 in U20 and #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2372

Standard

Rpd2333·Blz2330

All-time high

2401

−29 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 19

Activity

123

games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo

100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · PAR players · of 370
National top 5 since Aug 2025

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
14 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
since Apr 2025
Jun 2026
IM title awardedIM
at age 20 · 2026 1st FIDE Council
May 2026
2025
93rd U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2401
Dec 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 19
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2401
at age 19 · −31 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 19
Dec 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
ITT BACHESS TITLE
perf 2508 (+135) · 7/9 · #1
Top opponent
vs Diego Rafael Di BerardinoIM 2,460
II Rio Chess Masters 2026 · Apr 2026 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
+50
2322 → 2372
Tournaments
10
71 games
Score
52/ 7173.2%
41W22D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCarlos David GomezFM2,412·ITT BACHESS TITLE·R5·+11.1
2.[W]vsAriel TokmanIM2,295·ITT BACHESS TITLE·R1·+7.8
3.[W]vsAndres AguilarFM2,248·ITT BACHESS TITLE·R9·+6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Aberto Do Brasil 2026 Campo Grande MS Std
Open Swiss
Jun 20265.5/6#12375+4.5
GP Concepcion 2026
Swiss
May 20266.5/7#12263+2.3
II Rio Chess Masters 2026
Swiss
Apr 20264.5/10#122351-4.4
Irt Clasicas Sajonia 2026 I
Swiss
Apr 20265.5/7#22070-7.3
Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20266.5/10#862218-12.1
Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Categoria A 2025 Ronda 4 al 7
Team
Nov 20251.5/3#42182-7.1
X GRAND PRIX AJEDREZ DEL ESTE 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20256.5/7#12385+11.0
Brazil Chess Series - Foz do Iguacu 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/9#42378+17.2
ITT BACHESS TITLE
Round-Robin
Oct 20257/9#12508+39.8
Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Categoria A 2025 Ronda 1 al 3
Team
Sep 20252/3#42333+0.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsRodolfo CanteroCM
🇵🇾PAR·2263
+14 −9 =9
32 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAngel Nathanael MontielCM
🇵🇾PAR·2045
+21 −2 =4
27 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPaula Oviedo AcostaWFM
🇵🇾PAR·1941
+18 −2 =5
25 games·last met May 2025
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vsAlejandro David JodorcovskyCM
🇵🇾PAR·2119
+15 −3 =6
24 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsArnold Mayeregger
🇵🇾PAR·2170
+9 −6 =5
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings

/
Paraguay
#5
out of 438 players
Americas
#256
in continent
World
#2,192
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Paraguay
1
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2
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3
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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256🇵🇾Melian, Juan Sebastian2,372
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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7
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8
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9
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9
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2192🇵🇾Melian, Juan Sebastian2,372