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Cataneo Esparza, Rene Javier
🇲🇽FIDE 5102154· Male· Mexico· Born in 1961
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Rene Javier Cataneo Esparza, a 65-year-old Mexican player, is rated 1966. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 8 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearance: Liga Profesional de Ajedrez INBTEL Caballo Negro IV 1ra Division. Also played 2 rapid events (including IRT Rapido INBTEL Tampico) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 38 months (2001–2004), 29 months (2007–2010), 17 months (2010–2011), 41 months (2011–2015), 57 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2131 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2006); he also reached Mexican #90 in Jan 2012.
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd1997·Blz1945
All-time high
2131
−165 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 45
Apr 2006 · age 45
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,427
#33,427 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1948 → returned at 1966
May 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 62
May 2023
2022
7th Mexican 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1991
Apr 2022
2017
7th Mexican 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2048
Oct 2017
2016
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 2048 → returned at 2022
Nov 2016
2012
7th Mexican 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2094
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1948 → 1966
Tournaments
1
13 games
Score
9.5/ 1373.1%
9W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLuis Fernando Mar Gonzalez2,052·Liga Profesional de Ajedrez INBTEL Caballo Negro IV 1ra Division·R1·+12.4
2.[W]vsAlvaro Miranda PonceCM1,979·Liga Profesional de Ajedrez INBTEL Caballo Negro IV 1ra Division·R2·+10.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 9.5/13 | #2 | 1985 | +17.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGabriel Loera Patino
🇲🇽MEX·1849
+4 −9 =1
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDavid Arturo Castillo Coronado
🇲🇽MEX·1952
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJose Guad Morales Quezada
🇲🇽MEX·1812
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRoman Rene Roldan De La Cruz
🇲🇽MEX·1739
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#233
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#3,568
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Americas
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World
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