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Caceres Benitez, Fernando Israel
CM🇵🇾FIDE 3710777· Male· Paraguay· Born in 2007
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Fernando Israel Caceres Benitez, a 19-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2020 — just 1 short of his peak of 2021 (Nov 2025, age 18). He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IV GRAND PRIX PALIZAS 2025, XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto, and III MASTERS CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Torneo Abierto de Duplas - Club Internacional de Tenis 2025) and 1 blitz events (including IV GRAND PRIX PALIZAS BLITZ 2025) recently. He took a 31-month break between Mar 2019 and Nov 2021 (COVID-19 included). He reached #29 nationally in Nov 2025.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #2, #9 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2020
Standard
Rpd1893·Blz1826
All-time high
2021
−1 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 18
Nov 2025 · age 18
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,554
#24,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2021
Feb 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #29
at age 18 · rated 2021
Nov 2025
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2021
Nov 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 18
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
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
+63
1957 → 2020
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
10W7D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIris MouWGM2,271·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto·R3·+34.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJaden ShawFM2,091·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto·R4·-12.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 2158 | +71.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #45 | 1937 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #54 | 1954 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRenata Valentina Mayeregger GonzalezWFM
🇵🇾PAR·1947
+7 −1 =4
12 games·last met May 2025
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vsAlejandro David JodorcovskyCM
🇵🇾PAR·2119
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsCarlos Manuel Frutos Moreno
🇵🇾PAR·1765
+5 −4 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsRenato Franco Franchi
🇵🇾PAR·1937
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAngel Nathanael MontielCM
🇵🇾PAR·2045
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Paraguay
#31
out of 438 players
Americas
#2,564
in continent
World
#24,554
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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