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Vidal Melendez, Ismael David

FM🇻🇪INACTIVE · since December 2024

FIDEFIDE 3901718· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1996

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Ismael David Vidal Melendez, a 30-year-old Venezuelan FIDE Master, is rated 2294 — just 29 short of his peak of 2323 (Sep 2019, age 23) and ranked 15th among Venezuelan players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays around 24 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2024). Also played 8 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional Rapido - Maxima Categoria) and 2 blitz events (including Campeonato Nacional Blitz - Maxima Categoria - 2025) recently. He reached Venezuelan #9 in Jan 2014.

Awarded FM in 2014 (age 18). Earned a IM norm at XXV Festival Panamericano de la Juventud 2014 Sub 18 Abs. At junior level, he reached #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2294

Standard

Rpd2379·Blz2324

All-time high

2323

−29 pts below
Sep 2019 · age 23

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#15

#15 · Venezuelan players · of 977

Career timeline

21 entries
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2294 → still inactive
Dec 2024
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2292 → returned at 2294
Jul 2023
2019
All-time peak 2323
at age 23 · −29 from today
Sep 2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2323 → returned at 2291
Sep 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2294 → 2294

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsFranklin Annervys PalomoFM
🇻🇪VEN·2231
+4 −3 =8
15 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsKelvin Antonio Sanchez AlvaresFM
🇻🇪VEN·2173
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsRonald Jesus Brizuela AbreuIM
🇻🇪VEN·2283
+2 −5 =7
14 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsWilson Guillermo Palencia MoralesIM
🇨🇴COL·2217
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsAndres Jesus Guerrero VargasFM
🇻🇪VEN·2266
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Mar 2019
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Rankings

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Venezuela
#14
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#495
in continent
World
#4,221
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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Venezuela
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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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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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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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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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9
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