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Leal Escamilla, Daniel Zinedine
🇲🇽FIDE 5169810· Male· Mexico· Born in 2011
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Daniel Zinedine Leal Escamilla, a 15-year-old Mexican player, is rated 2050 — just 2 short of his peak of 2052 (Mar 2026, age 15) and ranked 3rd among Mexican players under 16, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +107 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈86/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IV Copa Top 50 (Grupo A), Olimpiada Nacional 2026 13-16 Varonil Estandar, and LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Expertos. Also played 5 rapid (including Olimpiada Nacional 2026 13-16 Rapido 15) and 12 blitz events (including Torneo Internacional de Blitz Carlos Torre Repetto 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #62 in U12 and #3, #3 and #6 nationally in U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2050
Standard
Rpd1904·Blz1986
All-time high
2052
−2 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
77 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Mexican players under 16 · of 262
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 2052
at age 15 · −2 from today
Mar 2026
3rd Mexican U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2051
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Jan 2026
2025
3rd Mexican U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2048
Apr 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Jan 2025
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 12
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+107
1943 → 2050
Tournaments
14
91 games
Score
49.5/ 9154.4%
39W21D31L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCarlos Francisco Varela VelazquezFM2,163·Campeonato Nacional Juvenil Sub-20 Absoluta·R2·+31.2
2.[W]vsWilberth Sebastian Lopez FuentesCM2,067·FIDE Clasico Yucatan Septiembre 2025 Grupo A·R2·+29.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/11 | #80 | 2024 | -22.4 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3/7 | #6 | 2083 | +24.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #6 | 2053 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #30 | 1969 | -26.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2197 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #28 | 2110 | +29.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #53 | 2188 | +25.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2366 | +104.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1879 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/8 | #35 | 1876 | -46.4 |
Worst Elo result: I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Primera (-46.4 Elo, finished #35).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGonzalo Alberto Navarrete MendezFM
🇲🇽MEX·2114
+0 −15 =4
19 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAbraham Eloy Gonzalez Brito
🇲🇽MEX·1939
+14 −4 =1
19 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAndre Fernando Orta Ruz
🇲🇽MEX·2060
+8 −8 =2
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAndres Elias May SanchezCM
🇲🇽MEX·2122
+4 −9 =2
15 games·last met Sep 2033
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vsDiego Salazar Reyes
🇲🇽MEX·1929
+7 −5 =3
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#136
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#2,184
in continent
World
#20,788
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Mexico
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