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Hidalgo Mendez, Emilio
🇨🇷FIDE 6519024· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2010
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Emilio Hidalgo Mendez, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1660 — just 12 short of his peak of 1672 (Sep 2025, age 15). He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U16 Absoluto, Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U16 Equipo Absoluto, and I Open CRChess-Montes de Oca 2025 - Grupo B. Also played 1 rapid and 1 blitz events recently.
At junior level, he reached #10 and #2 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd1545·Blz1553
All-time high
1672
−12 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 15
Sep 2025 · age 15
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#124,027
#124,027 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1598 → 1672
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1672
at age 15 · −12 from today
Sep 2025
6-month rising streak
+74 Elo
Sep 2025
10th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1671
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U16 Absolutoperf 2098 (+426) · 4.5/5 · #16
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1660 → 1660
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
27/ 4658.7%
21W12D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJose Edwin Chavez Rodriguez1,636·Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 Z2 U16 Equipos Absoluto·R3·-21.5
2.[L]vsChristopher Lezcano Martinez1,646·Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 Z2 U16 Equipos Absoluto·R6·-20.9
3.[L]vsSantiago Rodriguez Gonzalez1,549·IV Festival de Divisiones ADAS Tercera Division 2025·R2·-19.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #16 | 2098 | +33.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #8 | — | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/5 | #20 | 1852 | +42.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #37 | 1363 | -116.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #12 | 1761 | -7.2 |
Rankings
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Costa Rica
#172
out of 695 players
Americas
#15,107
in continent
World
#124,021
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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