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Arauz Espinoza, Douglas Ariel
🇳🇮FIDE 6110410· Male· Nicaragua· Born in 2008
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Douglas Ariel Arauz Espinoza, a 18-year-old player, is rated 2041 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +134 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈34/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 1 rapid (including VII Juegos Deportivos Escolares Centroamericanos y del Caribe x Equipos Ajedrez Rapido Masc 2025) and 1 blitz events (including VII Juegos Deportivos Escolares Centroamericanos y del Caribe x Equipos Ajedrez Blitz Masc 2025) recently. He reached #20 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #2 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2041
Standard
Rpd1867·Blz1854
All-time high
2041
at best
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#21,803
#21,803 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #20
at age 18 · rated 2041
Apr 2026
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2041
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2041
at age 18
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Jan 2026
2024
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1905
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+138
1903 → 2041
Tournaments
8
58 games
Score
39/ 5867.2%
32W14D12L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsCristian De Jesus Tenst Fong1,887·Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto·R4·+19.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsFidel Ern Santiesteban Campuzano1,760·Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto·R2·-27.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #1 | 2107 | +56.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #23 | 1967 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2021 | +15.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #38 | 2728 | +45.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1954 | +14.4 |
Rankings
/
Nicaragua
#20
out of 243 players
Americas
#2,260
in continent
World
#21,803
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Nicaragua
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Americas
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World
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