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VH
Velarde Hernandez, Paulina Yunuen
🇲🇽FIDE 5147638· Female· Mexico· Born in 2007
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Paulina Yunuen Velarde Hernandez, a 19-year-old Mexican player, is rated 1812 — just 19 short of her peak of 1831 (Jul 2025, age 18). She has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 13 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Femenil, I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Segunda, and Olimpiada Nacional 2025. Sub 20 Femenil. Estandar. Also played 4 rapid (including Olimpiada Nacional 2025. Sub 20 Mixto. Rapido 15) and 1 blitz events (including Olimpiada Nacional 2025. Sub 20 Mixto. Blitz 5) recently.
At junior level, she reached #57, #46, #31, #40 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1812
Standard
Rpd1731·Blz1704
All-time high
1831
−19 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 18
Jul 2025 · age 18
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,599
#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
57th Mexican U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1812
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
46th Mexican U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1831
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1831
at age 18 · −19 from today
Jul 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+299 Elo)
1468 → 1767
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1831 → 1812
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
9.5/ 2047.5%
7W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsDiego Salazar Reyes1,943·I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Segunda·R5·-12.6
3.[L]vsElizabeth Schahrazad Diaz BartoloWFM1,979·Olimpiada Nacional 2025. Sub 20 Femenil. Estandar·R6·-11.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #34 | 1834 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/8 | #36 | 1776 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #13 | 1826 | -0.4 |
Worst Elo result: I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Segunda (-20.8 Elo, finished #36).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSofia Isavelina Tec RodasWCM
🇲🇽MEX·1892
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsVanya Briseyda Conde MaresWCM
🇲🇽MEX·1893
+0 −6 =3
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsYotzzabel Montiel Gonzalez
🇲🇽MEX·1667
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsPaula Sofia Hernandez DiazWFM
🇲🇽MEX·2055
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsElizabeth Schahrazad Diaz BartoloWFM
🇲🇽MEX·1952
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#636
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#8,316
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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