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Castellanos Hernandez, Lhia Itzayana
WCM🇲🇽FIDE 5123569· Female· Mexico· Born in 2005
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Lhia Itzayana Castellanos Hernandez, a 21-year-old Mexican Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1939 — just 11 short of her peak of 1950 (Nov 2025, age 20) and ranked 14th among Mexican women. She is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Femenil, Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Fem, and Campeonato Nacional Sub-23 Femenil 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Olimpiada Nacional 2025. Sub 20 Mixto. Rapido 15) and 4 blitz events (including Torneo Internacional de Blitz Carlos Torre Repetto 2025) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2017 (age 12). At junior level, she reached #17, #7, #14, #9 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd1834·Blz2029
All-time high
1950
−11 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 20
Nov 2025 · age 20
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · Mexican women · of 374
Career timeline
14 entries2025
17th Mexican U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1950
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1950
at age 20 · −11 from today
Nov 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Nov 2023
7th Mexican U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1876
Jan 2023
100 career games
at age 18
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1918 → 1939
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
24/ 3764.9%
20W8D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsLily Jeanette Duarte CramerWFM1,938·Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Fem·R3·+10.3
3.[W]vsAlexandra Martinez de La TrinidadWFM1,935·Campeonato Nacional Femenil de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R7·+9.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsCarolina Hernandez OrtegaWCM1,857·Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Fem·R8·-12.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 1972 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #9 | 1852 | -21.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2059 | +20.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #8 | 1922 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2013 | +11.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSofia Isavelina Tec RodasWCM
🇲🇽MEX·1892
+5 −0 =6
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDaniela Maria Mukul Aldana
🇲🇽MEX·1820
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGonzalo Alberto Navarrete MendezFM
🇲🇽MEX·2114
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndres Elias May SanchezCM
🇲🇽MEX·2122
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsAlexa Caballero Alonzo
🇲🇽MEX·1851
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2023
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#289
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#4,232
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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