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Merida, Simon
🇻🇪FIDE 3930696· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1971
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Simon Merida, a 55-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1924 — just 27 short of his peak of 1951 (Mar 2024, age 53). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2015–2016) and 104 months (2017–2026). Recent appearance: XIV IRT Clasico Cerrado La Pasion de Caissa Premier. Also played 1 rapid event (including Liga Universitaria - Copa Fundacion Tu Ajedrez- Rapido) recently.
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd1874·Blz—
All-time high
1951
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53
Mar 2024 · age 53
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#42,311
#42,311 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
15th Venezuelan 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1924
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
May 2026
2024
All-time peak 1951
at age 53 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2018
15th Venezuelan 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1918
Jun 2018
2017
Inactive for 104 months
paused at 1918 → returned at 1924
Aug 2017
2015
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1928
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1951 → 1924
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 2 wins
2.[D]vsWuilfreddys Rojas Barrientos1,937·XIV IRT Clasico Cerrado La Pasion de Caissa Premier·R1·+0.4
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsRogelio Gerardo Garcia Blanco1,979·XIV IRT Clasico Cerrado La Pasion de Caissa Premier·R2·-8.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #4 | 1855 | -27.2 |
Rankings
/
Venezuela
#182
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#4,622
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Venezuela
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Americas
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World
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