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Villanueva De Leon, Vanessa
🇲🇽FIDE 5118441· Female· Mexico· Born in 1990
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Vanessa Villanueva De Leon, a 36-year-old Mexican player, is rated 1820 — just 1 short of her peak of 1821 (Aug 2024, age 34). She has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: Copa Open 2025 Categoria Elite and I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Primera. Also played 9 rapid (including Copa COLAM de Ajedrez 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Torneo Estatal Blitz de Nuevo Leon 2025) recently.
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1864·Blz1839
All-time high
1821
−1 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 34
Aug 2024 · age 34
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
84th Mexican 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1820
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1700 → 1817
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1821
at age 34 · −1 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 33
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1716 → returned at 1701
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1820 → 1820
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
6/ 1442.9%
5W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #15 | 1978 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/7 | #48 | 1787 | -7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeonel Figueredo LosadaIM
🇲🇽MEX·2287
+0 −8 =5
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAlejandro Francisco Flores TeilleryCM
🇲🇽MEX·1955
+5 −6 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPablo Antonio Fernandez Pozas
🇲🇽MEX·2122
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJavier Cazares Salinas
🇲🇽MEX·1688
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsScarlett Daniela Olea ValleWCM
🇲🇽MEX·2021
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#605
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#7,995
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Mexico
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| 605 | 1,820 | |
Americas
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World
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| 70154 | 1,820 | |