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Sandoval Mercado, Carlos
IM🇲🇽FIDE 5109434· Male· Mexico· Born in 2001
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Carlos Sandoval Mercado, a 25-year-old Mexican International Master, is rated 2422 — just 4 short of his peak of 2426 (Mar 2026, age 25) and ranked 7th among Mexican players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A. Also played 4 blitz events (including Torneo de Blitz de Ajedrez Jugando por MExico 2026) recently. He took a 25-month break between Oct 2017 and Dec 2019. He reached Mexican #7 in Oct 2025 and has been in Mexican top 10 for 26 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 24) and FM in 2011 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #38 in U10 and #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2422
Standard
Rpd2263·Blz2244
All-time high
2426
−4 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 25
Mar 2026 · age 25
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Mexican players · of 2,262
National top 10 since Feb 2025
National top 10 since Feb 2025
Career timeline
24 entries2026
26 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Sep 2022
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2426
at age 25 · −4 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Peak Mexican rank: #7
at age 24 · rated 2418
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Sep 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 24 · 2023 3rd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 23
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 - "Jorge Vega Fernandez in Memoriam" · Jun 2026 · +2.5 Elo
Evolution
+24
2398 → 2422
Tournaments
7
73 games
Score
42.5/ 7358.2%
37W25D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #17 | 2357 | -4.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/10 | #46 | 2376 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/8 | #23 | 2506 | +11.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #7 | 2390 | +9.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #18 | 2287 | -8.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2426 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2467 | +11.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEdgar Froylan Luna JavierFM
🇲🇽MEX·2153
+4 −2 =8
14 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsSion Radamantys Galaviz MedinaGM
🇲🇽MEX·2513
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLuis Ernesto Quesada PerezGM
🇲🇽MEX·2536
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsElvira Alarcon MoralesWIM
🇲🇽MEX·1966
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met May 2017
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vsLuis Carlos Torres RosasIM
🇲🇽MEX·2312
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#7
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#154
in continent
World
#1,331
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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