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Pena Payan, Ester
🇩🇴FIDE 6432875· Female· Dominican Republic· Born in 2008
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Ester Pena Payan, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1777 — just 1 short of her peak of 1778 (Apr 2026, age 18). She is on a breakout run, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Prenacional Femenino 2026, Torneo Batallas de las Termopilas, and XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Femenino.
At junior level, she reached #6 and #9 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1777
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1533
All-time high
1778
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,591
#83,591 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
6th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1778
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1778
at age 18 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Apr 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+172 Elo
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Jun 2025
2024
9th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1605
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
III CAMPEONATO ESCOLAR CENTROAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE SUB 17 ABSOLUTO 2025perf 1863 (+185) · 3.5/5 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
+83
1694 → 1777
Tournaments
8
50 games
Score
30/ 5060.0%
25W10D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 1796 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #10 | 2280 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 1798 | -1.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 1835 | +42.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/3 | #1 | 2416 | +50.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #29 | 2058 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 1863 | -39.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/3 | #4 | 2533 | +24.8 |
Worst Elo result: III CAMPEONATO ESCOLAR CENTROAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE SUB 17 ABSOLUTO 2025 (-39.6 Elo, finished #11).
Rankings
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Dominican Republic
#199
out of 544 players
Americas
#9,731
in continent
World
#83,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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