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Zaragoza Alanis, Miguel Arnulfo
CM🇲🇽FIDE 5164320· Male· Mexico· Born in 2009
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Miguel Arnulfo Zaragoza Alanis, a 17-year-old Mexican Candidate Master, is rated 2221 — just 19 short of his peak of 2240 (Jun 2025, age 16) and ranked 3rd among Mexican players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2039 and 2240 over the past 2 years. 73 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Torneo de Ajedrez Sub2400 Primavera, IX IRT SUB 2400 QUART DE POBLET, and X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A. Also played 10 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Torneo Mundialista de Blitz 2025) recently. He reached Mexican #29 in Jun 2025.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #3, #1, #1, #10 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2221
Standard
Rpd2119·Blz1993
All-time high
2240
−19 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 16
Jun 2025 · age 16
Activity
81
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Mexican players under 18 · of 243
Career timeline
18 entries2026
3rd Mexican U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2221
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
May 2026
2025
Peak Mexican rank: #29
at age 16 · rated 2240
Jun 2025
1st Mexican U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2240
Jun 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2240
at age 16 · −19 from today
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Northampton FIDE Congress - 28 February and 1 March 2026 - U2400perf 2271 (+105) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
2240 → 2221
Tournaments
13
64 games
Score
46/ 6471.9%
35W22D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #10 | 2267 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2255 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #303 | 2263 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #28 | 2129 | -6.1 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #28 | 2608 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2086 | -1.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #75 | 2062 | -10.1 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2271 | +15.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2298 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #23 | 2084 | -35.2 |
Worst Elo result: XIII Torneo Internacional y Nacional de Ajedrez Copa Revolucion 2025 1a Fuerza (-47.2 Elo, finished #27).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Carlos Obregon RiveroGM
🇲🇽MEX·2446
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIlan Said Gonzalez Sanchez
🇲🇽MEX·2110
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRodrigo Salvador Salinas CardenasCM
🇲🇽MEX·2229
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRaul Moises Cardenas Armenta
🇲🇽MEX·1836
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsMiguel Arturo Silva Arellano
🇲🇽MEX·1981
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#38
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#784
in continent
World
#7,103
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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