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Estrada Nieto, Julian
IM🇲🇽FIDE 5101018· Male· Mexico· Born in 1972
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Julian Estrada Nieto, a 54-year-old Mexican International Master, is rated 2153 and sitting in the top 3% of Mexican players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 20 months. 74 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional, 9no Abierto Ciudad de Montevideo - Copa Antel, and XIII Torneo Internacional y Nacional de Ajedrez Copa Revolucion 2025 1a Fuerza. Also played 3 rapid (including V Copa de Ajedrez El Gran Maestro del Comic Categoria Libre) and 4 blitz events (including 1er Blitz Ciudad de Montevideo) recently. His peak of 2380 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2006); he also reached Mexican #8 in Jan 2001.
Competes for Mexico since Feb 2024. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 29). Earned GM norms at V Open Anibal 1998 and XII Carlos Torre in Memoriam 1999.
Current rating
2153
Standard
Rpd2232·Blz2078
All-time high
2380
−227 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 34
Jul 2006 · age 34
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#59 · Mexican players · of 2,269
Career timeline
24 entries2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Jun 2024
Switched federation: ESP → MEX
at age 52
Feb 2024
2023
3rd Mexican 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2248
Jan 2023
2022
1,000 career games
at age 50
Mar 2022
2020
2nd Mexican 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2280
Oct 2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2280 → returned at 2253
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
2181 → 2153
Tournaments
7
56 games
Score
31/ 5655.4%
19W24D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #40 | 2051 | -7.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #35 | 2009 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #30 | 2029 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #26 | 2278 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #21 | 2126 | -3.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #28 | 2093 | -6.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #17 | 2055 | -6.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsZenia Corrales JimenezWIM
🇲🇽MEX·2142
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsJavier Benitez LozanoFM
🇲🇽MEX·2285
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLuis Ernesto Quesada PerezGM
🇲🇽MEX·2536
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsIsaac Antonio Garcia GuerreroFM
🇲🇽MEX·2400
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNikola MitkovGM
🇲🇰MKD·2380
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#59
out of 3,007 players
Americas
#1,173
in continent
World
#11,052
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Mexico
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Americas
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World
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