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Mendoza, Mael
🇫🇷FIDE 551036533· Male· France· Born in 2007
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Mael Mendoza, a 19-year-old French player, is rated 2207 — just 11 short of his peak of 2218 (May 2025, age 18) and ranked 16th among French players under 20, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2138 and 2218 over the past 2 years. 60 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, Championnat de France des Jeunes 2026 - U20, and Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9. Also played 2 rapid events (including Championnat de France Universitaire - St-Quentin 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #16, #12, #19 and #76 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2207
Standard
Rpd2072·Blz1928
All-time high
2218
−11 pts below
May 2025 · age 18
May 2025 · age 18
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · French players under 20 · of 564
Career timeline
16 entries2026
16th French U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2206
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Dec 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 18
May 2025
All-time peak 2218
at age 18 · −11 from today
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prixperf 2265 (+60) · 5/9 · #92
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2210 → 2207
Tournaments
13
51 games
Score
24.5/ 5148.0%
19W13D19L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEmile BassiniIM2,431·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R5·+31.4
2.[W]vsMohapatra SidhantIM2,384·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R2·+29.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSolal Samouelian1,978·23emes Rencontres Nationales et Internationales d'Echecs - Grand Prix·R7·-31.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2806 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #20 | 2186 | +11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #147 | 3047 | +11.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 1532 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #39 | 2174 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1070 | 2060 | -3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #269 | 1513 | -13.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #66 | 3026 | +10.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #231 | 2147 | -6.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #278 | 1560 | -24.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBaptiste LissillourFM
🇫🇷FRA·2269
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsSamvel S. KhachatryanCM
🇦🇲ARM·2153
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsTimothe Reach
🇫🇷FRA·2039
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsGabriel Thill-Solente
🇫🇷FRA·2169
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2023
View head-to-head →
vsTristan BreuilFM
🇫🇷FRA·2296
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
France
#377
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#5,444
in continent
World
#7,799
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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