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Semana Ramirez, Brenda
WCM🇨🇷FIDE 6511651· Female· Costa Rica· Born in 2008
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Brenda Semana Ramirez, a 18-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1622. She is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Femenino, Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U20 Equipo Femenino, and I Open CRChess-Montes de Oca 2025 - Grupo B. Also played 1 rapid and 1 blitz events recently. She took a 13-month break between May 2024 and Jul 2025. Her peak of 1700 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2026); she also reached #76 nationally in Apr 2022.
Awarded WCM in 2018 (age 10). At junior level, she reached #20, #12, #5, #4 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1622
Standard
Rpd1534·Blz1559
All-time high
1700
−78 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#138,628
#138,628 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
20th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1700
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1700
at age 18 · −78 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jul 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1588 → returned at 1646
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+335 Elo)
1258 → 1593
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1646 → 1622
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
14.5/ 2363.0%
14W1D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLarissa Mayorga ArayaWCM1,677·Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Femenino·R3·+23.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAylin Naomy Salazar Delgado1,594·Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 U20 Equipos Femenino·R3·-22.3
3.[L]vsDiana Arias Carmona1,769·Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Femenino·R5·-12.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #6 | 2006 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | #8 | — | -73.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/6 | #4 | 2385 | +67.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #15 | 2340 | -11.2 |
Worst Elo result: Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U20 Equipo Femenino (-73.6 Elo, finished #8).
Most-Played Opponents
vsKristy Valeria Salazar GouldWCM
🇨🇷CRC·1856
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAylin Naomy Salazar Delgado
🇨🇷CRC·1747
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKeicy Pamela Hernandez Brenes
🇨🇷CRC·1485
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAbigail Monge Ramirez
🇨🇷CRC·1595
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsAna Carolina Chaves Chavarria
🇨🇷CRC·1634
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#215
out of 682 players
Americas
#17,051
in continent
World
#138,620
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Costa Rica
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Americas
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World
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