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Leon Cazares, Gustavo

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FIDEFIDE 5110602· Male· Mexico· Born in 1986

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Gustavo Leon Cazares, a 40-year-old Mexican player, is rated 2087 — just 12 short of his peak of 2099 (Jan 2009, age 23) and sitting in the top 5% of Mexican players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8 and 2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6. Also played 2 blitz events (including South Shields FIDE Rated Blitz 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2010), 106 months (2010–2019) and 14 months (2023–2025). He reached Mexican #93 in Oct 2020.

Current rating

2087

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2109

All-time high

2099

−12 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 23

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#109 · Mexican players · of 2,262

Career timeline

10 entries
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2025 → returned at 2027
Nov 2023
2020
Peak Mexican rank: #93
at age 34 · rated 2079
Oct 2020
2010
Inactive for 106 months
paused at 2059 → returned at 2082
May 2010
2009
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
2040 → 2099
Jan 2009
All-time peak 2099
at age 23 · −12 from today
Jan 2009
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2099 → returned at 2059
Jan 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oliver StubbsCM 2,203
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +13.9 Elo
Evolution
+58
2029 → 2087
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
9/ 1275.0%
7W4D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Durham Annual Weekend Chess Congress - Open
Swiss
May 20263.5/5#32132+8.4
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 9-11
Team
May 20262/3#242186+9.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 7-8
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#182271+11.2
2025-26 4NCL Division 3 Knights Rounds 5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#43002+28.8
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Mexico
#109
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#1,753
in continent
World
#16,661
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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1
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10
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