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Garcia Cerda, Ricardo Leonel
FM🇳🇮FIDE 6104347· Male· Nicaragua· Born in 1996
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Ricardo Leonel Garcia Cerda, a 30-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2087 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: Semifinal del Campeonato Nacional 2026 and Campeonato Nacional por Equipos 2025. He had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017), 13 months (2017–2019), 33 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 23 months (2021–2023) and 24 months (2023–2026). His peak of 2246 was reached at age 18 (Jun 2014, #3 nationally at the time).
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2087
Standard
Rpd2106·Blz2158
All-time high
2246
−159 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 18
Jun 2014 · age 18
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2088 → returned at 2096
Dec 2023
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2088
Dec 2021
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2079 → returned at 2076
Feb 2019
2017
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2103 → returned at 2079
Dec 2017
2016
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2134 → returned at 2103
Oct 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 19
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2088 → 2087
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
15/ 2560.0%
12W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5/10 | #7 | 2064 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2070 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #27 | 2127 | +7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJorge Picado
🇳🇮NCA·2071
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsWilliam AlfaroFM
🇳🇮NCA·2118
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsRene Antonio Pilarte TijerinoFM
🇳🇮NCA·2069
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCarlos DavilaIM
🇳🇮NCA·2143
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsErnesto Fonseca Cabrera
🇳🇮NCA·2071
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Jun 2014
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Rankings
/
Nicaragua
#14
out of 245 players
Americas
#1,753
in continent
World
#16,661
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nicaragua
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| 2 | 🇳🇮Follow Marcos OrtizTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,246 |
| 3 | 🇳🇮Follow Jose Nahum Espinoza SolanoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,230 |
| 4 | 🇳🇮Follow Maximiliano RochaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,188 |
| 5 | 🇳🇮Follow Rene LacayoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,183 |
| 6 | 🇳🇮Follow Carlos DavilaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,143 |
| 7 | 🇳🇮Follow Alberto Javier Salazar CabezasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,127 |
| 8 | 🇳🇮Follow Natanael Emanuel Vanegas LopezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,121 |
| 9 | 🇳🇮Follow William AlfaroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,118 |
| 10 | 🇳🇮Follow Ian Eiffel Castillo SevillaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,110 |
| ... | ||
| 14 | 2,087 | |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,742 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 1753 | 2,087 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 16661 | 2,087 | |