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Minero Pineda, Sergio

IM🇨🇷

FIDEFIDE 6500374· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 1974

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Sergio Minero Pineda, a 52-year-old International Master, is rated 2330 and ranked 4th among CRC players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 4 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Bambuchess Chess Festival - Masters B, XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A, and I Open Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Irun. He had 3 career breaks: 53 months (2006–2010), 13 months (2010–2011) and 23 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2440 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2005); he also reached #1 nationally in Jul 2001 and spent 14 months as #1.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 27).

Current rating

2330

Standard

Rpd2372·Blz2384

All-time high

2440

−110 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 31

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#4

#4 · CRC players · of 572
14 months in #1 nationally (2001–2006)

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2342
Nov 2025
2023
2nd 45-50 player nationally
at age 49 · rated 2346
Dec 2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2346 → returned at 2342
Jan 2023
2019
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 45 · rated 2381
Dec 2019
2010
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2423 → returned at 2412
Jul 2010
2006
14 months in National #1
since Jul 2001
Oct 2006

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pedro Ramon Martinez ReyesIM 2,375
I Open Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Irun · Dec 2025 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-12
2342 → 2330
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
12/ 1963.2%
7W10D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
V Bambuchess Chess Festival - Masters B
Round-Robin
Dec 20255/9#42278-7.3
XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group A
Open Swiss
Dec 20251.5/3#2322009-11.2
I Open Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Irun
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/7#42368+6.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsSergio Duran VegaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2283
+1 −0 =9
10 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsMauricio Arias SantanaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2163
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsEmmanuel Jimenez GarciaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2349
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsLeonardo Valdes RomeroIM
🇨🇷CRC·2326
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsEugenio Chinchilla MirandaFM
🇨🇷CRC·2012
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2021
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Rankings

/
Costa Rica
#4
out of 695 players
Americas
#368
in continent
World
#3,203
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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2
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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368🇨🇷Minero Pineda, Sergio2,330
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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3203🇨🇷Minero Pineda, Sergio2,330