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Montiel Sanchez, Victor Manuel
🇲🇽FIDE 5119286· Male· Mexico· Born in 1989
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Victor Manuel Montiel Sanchez, a 37-year-old Mexican player, is rated 1996 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Expertos, Campeonato Estatal Abierto 2026 SLP, and XIII Torneo Internacional y Nacional de Ajedrez Copa Revolucion 2025 2a Fuerza. Also played 3 rapid (including Emanuel Lasker II Rapid por Equipos) and 1 blitz events (including XIII Torneo Internacional y Nacional Copa Revolucion, Blitz Abierta) recently. He took a 24-month break between May 2015 and Jun 2017.
Current rating
1996
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1877
All-time high
1996
at best
May 2026 · age 37
May 2026 · age 37
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,128
#28,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
35th Mexican 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1996
May 2026
All-time peak 1996
at age 37
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1847 → 1988
Jan 2025
2024
79th Mexican 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 1992
Nov 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 34
Sep 2023
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
TERCERA EDICION DEL CAMPEONATO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "AGUASCALIENTES 2025" Expertosperf 2052 (+67) · 5.5/8 · #6
Top opponent
XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 - "Jorge Vega Fernandez in Memoriam" · Jun 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Best comeback
XIII Torneo Internacional y Nacional de Ajedrez Copa Revolucion 2025 2a Fuerzafinished #3 (seeded #11 of 50)
Evolution
+33
1963 → 1996
Tournaments
6
52 games
Score
28/ 5253.8%
26W14D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #31 | 2028 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #6 | 2576 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 2040 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #21 | 2037 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #6 | 2052 | +21.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/2 | #7 | 2723 | +8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmanuel Robledo Flores
🇲🇽MEX·1959
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met May 2024
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vsPedro Hernandez Hernandez
🇲🇽MEX·1717
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJose Angel Hernandez LunaCM
🇲🇽MEX·2148
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMiguel Martinez Romero
🇲🇽MEX·1634
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#194
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#2,951
in continent
World
#28,128
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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