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Cortes Medina, Fernando
CM🇲🇽FIDE 5181402· Male· Mexico· Born in 2013
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Fernando Cortes Medina, a 13-year-old Mexican Candidate Master, is rated 2133 — his current career high and ranked 1st among Mexican players under 14, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +165 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Olimpiada Nacional 2026 13-16 Varonil Estandar, XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U13 Absoluto, and LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional. Also played 6 rapid (including Olimpiada Nacional 2026 13-16 Rapido 15) and 6 blitz events (including Torneo Internacional de Blitz Carlos Torre Repetto 2025) recently.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #29 in U10, World #40 in U8 and #2 and #1 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2133
Standard
Rpd1909·Blz1959
All-time high
2133
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Mexican players under 14 · of 234
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Mexican rank: #72
at age 13 · rated 2133
Jun 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 13
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2133
at age 13
Jun 2026
2nd Mexican U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2065
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 12
Dec 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral · Dec 2025 · +15.3 Elo
Evolution
+165
1968 → 2133
Tournaments
11
78 games
Score
51/ 7865.4%
37W28D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2274 | +70.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2100 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #41 | 2021 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1966 | -14.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 2437 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | #41 | 2201 | +58.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #10 | 2132 | +84.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/3 | #1 | 2452 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #14 | 1845 | -44.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 1849 | -40.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatias Martinez FloresFM
🇲🇽MEX·1934
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsKenneth Damian Alba Ruiz
🇲🇽MEX·1907
+1 −3 =7
11 games·last met Sep 2033
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vsLevi Kalani Alexander Fogo EsquivelFM
🇲🇽MEX·2090
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Sep 2033
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vsLuis Fernando Agama HernandezCM
🇲🇽MEX·2003
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsEithan Ruiz BolanosCM
🇲🇽MEX·1957
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#72
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#1,318
in continent
World
#12,579
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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