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Mena Vilchez, Ulises
🇨🇷FIDE 6516068· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 1952
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Ulises Mena Vilchez, a 74-year-old player, is rated 1723 — just 25 short of his peak of 1748 (May 2018, age 66). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 46-month break between May 2018 and Apr 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Campeonato Nacional Senior de Costa Rica S50 S65 Absoluto y Femenino 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Barbareno Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Jaque a la indiferencia edicion 2025) recently. He reached #44 nationally in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1723
Standard
Rpd1756·Blz1709
All-time high
1748
−25 pts below
May 2018 · age 66
May 2018 · age 66
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#101,807
#101,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1575 → 1718
Feb 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
4th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1685
Dec 2023
2022
Peak national rank: #44
at age 70 · rated 1712
Apr 2022
2018
2nd 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1748
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1746 → 1723
Tournaments
1
13 games
Score
3.5/ 1326.9%
6W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #13 | 1719 | -23.0 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato Nacional Senior de Costa Rica S50 S65 Absoluto y Femenino 2026 (-23.0 Elo, finished #13).
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#125
out of 682 players
Americas
#12,111
in continent
World
#101,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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