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Quesada Leon, Joshua
🇨🇷FIDE 6513166· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2002
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Joshua Quesada Leon, a 24-year-old player, is rated 2046 — his current career high and ranked 18th among CRC players, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +138 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Torneo Abierto Memorial Luis Araya Araya 2026, Match al Oleo - Joshua Quesada vs Alejandro Fallas 2026, and Campeonato Nacional Absoluto 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Torneo Rapid por equipos Por La Plata VI) and 4 blitz events (including XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018), 14 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2026). He reached #18 nationally in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2, #3, #3 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2046
Standard
Rpd1863·Blz1905
All-time high
2046
at best
May 2026 · age 24
May 2026 · age 24
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · CRC players · of 565
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak national rank: #18
at age 24 · rated 2046
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2046
at age 24
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1975
Sep 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1847 → returned at 1878
Oct 2022
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1868
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Primer Torneo Clasificatorio del Campeonato Nacional Absoluto 2025-26perf 2207 (+232) · 5/7 · #2
Top opponent
XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 - "Jorge Vega Fernandez in Memoriam" · Jun 2026 · +16.1 Elo
Evolution
+138
1908 → 2046
Tournaments
6
51 games
Score
23/ 5145.1%
25W6D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlejandro Fallas Saborio1,900·Match al Oleo - Joshua Quesada vs Alejandro Fallas 2026·R2·-13.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2106 | +17.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #1 | 1900 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/11 | #7 | 2079 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #27 | 2147 | +37.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 1990 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 2207 | +55.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMateo Espitia TorresCM
🇨🇷CRC·1991
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJorge Alexis Solano Cordero
🇨🇷CRC·2050
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDavid Alejandro Cabezas SolanoFM
🇨🇷CRC·2252
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJeigoth Pastor CarvajalCM
🇨🇷CRC·1981
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRodrigo Avendano PorrasCM
🇨🇷CRC·2031
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#18
out of 682 players
Americas
#2,231
in continent
World
#21,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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