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Salazar Gould, Kristy Valeria
WCM🇨🇷FIDE 6511643· Female· Costa Rica· Born in 2008
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Kristy Valeria Salazar Gould, a 18-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1856 — just 1 short of her peak of 1857 (Dec 2025, age 17). She is climbing fast, having gained +177 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U20 Equipo Femenino, XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 B, and Primer Torneo Clasificatorio del Campeonato Nacional Femenino 2025-26. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Junior Rapid Championship (Girls U20) 2025) and 5 blitz events (including XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 Blitz) recently. She reached #62 nationally in Dec 2025.
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, she reached #5, #7, #3, #3 and #3 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1693·Blz1871
All-time high
1857
−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 17
Dec 2025 · age 17
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#59,691
#59,691 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Peak national rank: #62
at age 17 · rated 1857
Dec 2025
5th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1857
Dec 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 17
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1857
at age 17 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+404 Elo)
1364 → 1768
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
III CAMPEONATO ESCOLAR CENTROAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE SUB 17 ABSOLUTO 2025perf 1954 (+184) · 4/6 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
+83
1773 → 1856
Tournaments
7
44 games
Score
31.5/ 4471.6%
29W5D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 6/6 | #1 | — | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #27 | 1907 | -23.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #9 | 1716 | -12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #9 | 2578 | +82.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 1954 | -21.6 |
Rankings
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Costa Rica
#67
out of 695 players
Americas
#6,714
in continent
World
#59,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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