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Villanueva Menendez, Joaquin
🇵🇾FIDE 3719022· Male· Paraguay· Born in 2013
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Joaquin Villanueva Menendez, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1519 — just 8 short of his peak of 1527 (May 2025, age 12). He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Final Categoria C Fecha 2 2025, IV GRAND PRIX PALIZAS 2025, and Clasificatorio Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Categoria C Fecha 2 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Torneo Abierto de Duplas - Club Internacional de Tenis 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Torneo Blitz Feparaj Noviembre 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23 and #12 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1519
Standard
Rpd1437·Blz1437
All-time high
1527
−8 pts below
May 2025 · age 12
May 2025 · age 12
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#178,295
#178,295 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
23rd U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1519
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1466 → 1527
May 2025
All-time peak 1527
at age 12 · −8 from today
May 2025
12th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1526
Apr 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1479 → 1519
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
20.5/ 3952.6%
16W9D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRita Hayelen Martinez Campos1,640·Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Final Categoria C Fecha 2 2025·R1·+26.7
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsGabriel Conte Dos Santos1,542·XIV Pan-American School Chess Championship 2025 STD U13 Open·R4·-18.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #15 | 1713 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #59 | 2715 | -15.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/3 | #27 | 2305 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #21 | 1621 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/5 | #31 | 1422 | -55.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 1718 | +37.2 |
Rankings
/
Paraguay
#251
out of 438 players
Americas
#21,737
in continent
World
#178,254
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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