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Espinoza Barrios, Marelys Cristina
🇳🇮FIDE 6112790· Female· Nicaragua· Born in 2008
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Marelys Cristina Espinoza Barrios, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1747. She is on a breakout run, having gained +185 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Juvenil Femenino 2026, Semifinal del Campeonato Nacional 2026, and Torneo 159 aniversario del natalicio de Ruben Dario. Also played 4 blitz events (including Conmemorativo General de Hombres Libres Augusto C. Sandino) recently. Her peak of 1848 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2026); she also reached #58 nationally in Sep 2025.
At junior level, she reached #6 and #10 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1747
Standard
Rpd1499·Blz1653
All-time high
1848
−101 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,554
#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
6th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1848
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+286 Elo)
1562 → 1848
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1848
at age 18 · −101 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Nov 2025
Peak national rank: #58
at age 17 · rated 1563
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+185
1562 → 1747
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
33/ 5066.0%
28W10D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAbigail Carolina Cabezas CaleroCM1,727·Campeonato Nacional Femenino de Nicaragua 2026·R4·-21.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 1635 | -99.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/6 | #2 | 2457 | +83.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #27 | 1944 | +61.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #23 | 2683 | +54.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #89 | 1803 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/5 | #6 | 2428 | +38.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/5 | #3 | 2477 | +32.4 |
Rankings
/
Nicaragua
#92
out of 245 players
Americas
#11,035
in continent
World
#93,552
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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