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Brizuela Hidalgo, Sebastian
🇨🇷FIDE 6521835· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2008
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Sebastian Brizuela Hidalgo, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1788 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +178 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Absoluto, and Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U20 Equipo Absoluto. Also played 3 rapid (including I Torneo Abierto de Ajedrez Activo Ing. Ricardo Charpentier Garcia inmemorian) and 1 blitz events recently. He reached #95 nationally in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #13, #8 and #5 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1788
Standard
Rpd1724·Blz1624
All-time high
1788
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#80,061
#80,061 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak national rank: #95
at age 18 · rated 1788
May 2026
13th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1788
May 2026
All-time peak 1788
at age 18
May 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+363 Elo)
1262 → 1625
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
May 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+178
1610 → 1788
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
25.5/ 4162.2%
19W13D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEsteban Quesada Fallas1,999·Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 U20 Equipos Absoluto·R2·+33.9
2.[W]vsGustavo Adolfo Monroy LopezCM1,975·Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026·R7·+29.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFabrizio Josue Gomez Guerrero1,536·Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Absoluto·R6·-31.2
2.[L]vsJason Young Zhou1,508·Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 U20 Equipos Absoluto·R6·-30.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/9 | #29 | 1833 | +33.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #8 | 1733 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | #10 | — | +4.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 1922 | +54.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 1961 | +24.0 |
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#95
out of 695 players
Americas
#9,283
in continent
World
#80,060
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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