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Cadena Diaz, Mateo
🇨🇷FIDE 6521274· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2010
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Mateo Cadena Diaz, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1737 — just 7 short of his peak of 1744 (Mar 2026, age 16). He is climbing fast, having gained +147 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈11/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 3 rapid (including Torneo Rapid Anexion de Guanacaste 2025) and 1 blitz events recently.
At junior level, he reached #6 and #6 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1737
Standard
Rpd1695·Blz1720
All-time high
1744
−7 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,069
#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
6th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1744
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1744
at age 16 · −7 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Dec 2025
2024
6th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1588
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+326 Elo)
1262 → 1588
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+147
1590 → 1737
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
18/ 3650.0%
17W6D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMathias Fernandez Jimenez1,630·Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U16 Absoluto·R7·-26.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #12 | 1718 | +30.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #6 | — | +88.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #19 | 2032 | +10.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #34 | 1765 | +33.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #21 | 1652 | -14.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#115
out of 682 players
Americas
#11,482
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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