Palma Villanueva, Miguel Tadeo

Miguel Tadeo Palma Villanueva, a 22-year-old Mexican FIDE Master, is rated 2290 — just 14 short of his peak of 2304 (Feb 2024, age 20) and ranked 20th among Mexican players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneo de Entrenamiento Movimiento Maestro, Torneo Clasico Semanal Guillermo Haro Grupo B, and IRT Invitacional La Primavera del Peon. Also played 4 rapid (including GRAN COPA CHIAPAS JAGUAR DE AJEDREZ 2026, CATEGORIA JAGUAR (LIBRE)) and 6 blitz events (including Torneo Internacional de Blitz Carlos Torre Repetto 2025) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jul 2016 and Jan 2018. He reached Mexican #18 in Feb 2024.

Awarded FM in 2024 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #2, #9 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.