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Melian, Juan Sebastian
IM🇵🇾FIDE 3706575· Male· Paraguay· Born in 2006
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Juan Sebastian Melian, a 20-year-old International Master, is rated 2370 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 II Rio Chess Masters 2026, Irt Clasicas Sajonia 2026 I, and Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026. 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. His peak of 2401 was reached at age 19 (Dec 2025, #4 nationally at the time); he has been in top 5 for 13 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
2370
Standard
Rpd2333·Blz2330
All-time high
2401
−31 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 19
Dec 2025 · age 19
Activity
126
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
100 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · PAR players · of 367
National top 5 since Aug 2025
National top 5 since Aug 2025
Career timeline
23 entries2026
13 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
since Apr 2025
May 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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2358 → 2370
Tournaments
11
90 games
Score
56.5/ 9062.8%
50W26D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/10 | #12 | 2351 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2070 | -7.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #86 | 2218 | -12.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #4 | 2182 | -7.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2385 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2378 | +17.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2508 | +39.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #4 | 2333 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2349 | +9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRodolfo CanteroCM
🇵🇾PAR·2260
+14 −9 =9
32 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAngel Nathanael MontielCM
🇵🇾PAR·2057
+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 433 players
Americas
#261
in continent
World
#2,236
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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