Tineo Rodriguez, Brian Jeremiah

Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez, a 25-year-old player, is rated 2162 — just 2 short of his peak of 2164 (Jul 2025, age 24) and ranked 13th among DOM players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +114 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Coppell CC FIDE Spring Classical - Championship, Campeonato Prenacional Absoluto 2026, and 17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Master. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato de Ajedrez Copa Independencia Rapida 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 47 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached #12 nationally in Jul 2025.

At junior level, he reached #3, #2 and #1 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.