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Vanegas Lopez, Natanael Emanuel
🇳🇮FIDE 6108326· Male· Nicaragua· Born in 2006
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Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez, a 20-year-old player, is rated 2121 — his current career high and ranked 8th among NCA players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +152 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Juvenil Masculino 2026, Semifinal del Campeonato Nacional 2026, and Torneo 159 aniversario del natalicio de Ruben Dario. Also played 2 rapid (including 2do Torneo Promocional Magna Chess Club) and 3 blitz events (including Conmemorativo General de Hombres Libres Augusto C. Sandino) recently. He reached #10 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2121
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz2206
All-time high
2121
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · NCA players · of 208
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2121
at age 20
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #10
at age 20 · rated 2105
Apr 2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 2105
Apr 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Nov 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+152
1969 → 2121
Tournaments
8
67 games
Score
50/ 6774.6%
39W22D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #4 | 2151 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/8 | #2 | 2728 | +40.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2143 | +28.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2243 | +23.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #15 | 2052 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/8 | #2 | 2073 | +21.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1993 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 1975 | +5.8 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Nahum Espinoza SolanoFM
🇳🇮NCA·2230
+5 −12 =6
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHeriberto Ortiz
🇳🇮NCA·1762
+12 −1 =1
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCarlos DavilaIM
🇳🇮NCA·2143
+2 −8 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRommel Castillo
🇳🇮NCA·1871
+4 −4 =5
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFidel Granados Ortiz
🇳🇮NCA·2057
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Nicaragua
#8
out of 245 players
Americas
#1,426
in continent
World
#13,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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