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Ayala Pena, Eduardo Azael
CM🇲🇽FIDE 5117054· Male· Mexico· Born in 1994
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Eduardo Azael Ayala Pena, a 32-year-old Mexican Candidate Master, is rated 2122 and sitting in the top 3% of Mexican players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 49 months (2021–2025). Recent appearance: Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including XXX Torneo de Ajedrez "Febronio Chavarria" UANL) and 1 blitz events (including Torneo Estatal Blitz de Nuevo Leon 2025) recently. His peak of 2221 was reached at age 21 (Jan 2015, Mexican #36 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2012 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #3 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2122
Standard
Rpd2184·Blz2086
All-time high
2221
−99 pts below
Jan 2015 · age 21
Jan 2015 · age 21
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#80 · Mexican players · of 2,262
Career timeline
16 entries2021
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 2145 → returned at 2122
Sep 2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Jun 2021
2018
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2099 → returned at 2102
Jun 2018
2015
100 career games
at age 21
May 2015
Peak Mexican rank: #36
at age 21 · rated 2221
Jan 2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
2145 → 2122
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJose Antonio Salazar Muro1,977·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R6·+6.1
2.[W]vsSebastian Alonso Calixto Perea1,915·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R8·+4.7
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJose Rodolfo Pacheco Almaraz1,801·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R4·-17.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 1990 | -23.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJavier Benitez LozanoFM
🇲🇽MEX·2285
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met May 2021
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vsLeonel Figueredo LosadaIM
🇲🇽MEX·2287
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJuan Manuel Quiroga GarzaCM
🇲🇽MEX·2082
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsAndres Aleman HernandezCM
🇲🇽MEX·2126
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2013
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#80
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#1,417
in continent
World
#13,469
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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