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Salinas Cardenas, Rodrigo Salvador

CM🇲🇽

FIDEFIDE 5180589· Male· Mexico· Born in 2009

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Rodrigo Salvador Salinas Cardenas, a 17-year-old Mexican Candidate Master, is rated 2229 — his current career high and ranked 2nd among Mexican players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +179 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Olimpiada Nacional 2026 17-20 Varonil Estandar, XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U17 Absoluto, and LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional. Also played 5 rapid (including Olimpiada Nacional 2026 17-20 Rapido 15) and 6 blitz events (including Torneo Internacional de Blitz Carlos Torre Repetto 2025) recently. He reached Mexican #56 in May 2026.

Awarded CM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #5, #3, #5 and #6 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2229

Standard

Rpd2000·Blz1993

All-time high

2229

at best
Jun 2026 · age 17

Activity

67

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Mexican players under 18 · of 243

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2229
at age 17
Jun 2026
Peak Mexican rank: #56
at age 17 · rated 2163
May 2026
5th Mexican U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2163
May 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
3rd Mexican U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2071
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20264/6#52196+14.4
Open Swiss
May 20267/9#22274+51.2
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/9#382224+55.6
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/8#332177+35.2
Swiss
Oct 20254.5/6#32198+43.2
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/11#1031999-29.6
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/8#222094+26.4
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#292060+18.8
Swiss
Jul 20253.5/5#202049-36.0
Worst Elo result: Olimpiada Nacional 2025. Sub 16 Varonil. Estandar (-36.0 Elo, finished #20).

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Rankings

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Mexico
#36
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#755
in continent
World
#6,727
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Mexico
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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36🇲🇽Salinas Cardenas, Rodrigo Salvador2,229
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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755🇲🇽Salinas Cardenas, Rodrigo Salvador2,229
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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6727🇲🇽Salinas Cardenas, Rodrigo Salvador2,229