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Mesa Cruz, Juan Carlos
FM🇩🇴FIDE 6423400· Male· Dominican Republic· Born in 2003
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Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz, a 23-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2303 — his current career high and ranked 3rd among DOM players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +115 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Prenacional Absoluto 2026, XXIII Strong Chess UP, and Torneo Batallas de las Termopilas. Also played 4 rapid (including Campeonato de Ajedrez Copa Independencia Rapida 2026) and 7 blitz events (including Copa Blitz de Ajedrez Juan Pablo Duarte 2026) recently. He reached #3 nationally in Apr 2026 and has been in top 10 for 18 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 23) and CM in 2022 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2303
Standard
Rpd2246·Blz2245
All-time high
2303
at best
Apr 2026 · age 23
Apr 2026 · age 23
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · DOM players · of 376
National top 10 since May 2025
National top 10 since May 2025
Career timeline
18 entries2026
18 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 14 months · since Dec 2024
May 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
May 2026
Peak national rank: #3
at age 23 · rated 2303
Apr 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 23
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2303
at age 23
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+115
2188 → 2303
Tournaments
8
88 games
Score
44.5/ 8850.6%
67W13D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2395 | +33.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6/6 | #1 | 2876 | +36.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/4 | #4 | 2823 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/8 | #1 | 2291 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2169 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 2027 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/3 | #7 | 2692 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2476 | +33.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJosue Araujo SanchezIM
🇩🇴DOM·2313
+7 −16 =7
30 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRuddy Antonio MendezCM
🇩🇴DOM·2063
+13 −3 =4
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLeandro Jimenez JimenezFM
🇩🇴DOM·2245
+5 −4 =4
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChristopher GuzmanFM
🇩🇴DOM·2247
+0 −8 =5
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEddy Gabriel Rodriguez Mejia
🇩🇴DOM·1978
+8 −2 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Dominican Republic
#3
out of 537 players
Americas
#445
in continent
World
#3,995
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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