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Vargas Arguedas, Caleb
🇨🇷FIDE 6524869· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2007
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Caleb Vargas Arguedas, a 19-year-old player, is rated 2035 and ranked 20th among CRC players. He is on a breakout run, having gained +170 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Torneo Abierto Memorial Luis Araya Araya 2026, Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, and Campeonato Nacional Categoria U20 absoluto 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Torneo Rapid Anexion de Guanacaste 2025) and 4 blitz events (including XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 Blitz - U 18 Absoluto) recently. His peak of 2098 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2026); he also reached #10 nationally in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #8 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2035
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz1829
All-time high
2098
−63 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 19
Jan 2026 · age 19
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · CRC players · of 565
Career timeline
11 entries2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2098
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2098
at age 19 · −63 from today
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #10
at age 18 · rated 2076
Nov 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2075
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+156
1879 → 2035
Tournaments
8
74 games
Score
32/ 7443.2%
36W22D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #8 | 1977 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2055 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 1967 | -6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #12 | — | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/4 | #39 | 1601 | -44.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #7 | 2125 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #28 | 2112 | +104.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2135 | +93.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin Eduardo Barboza ViquezCM
🇨🇷CRC·2011
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAndres Gonzalez Ramos
🇨🇷CRC·1921
+8 −3 =2
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMatias Haziel Lizano QuirosFM
🇨🇷CRC·2095
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEsteban Quesada Fallas
🇨🇷CRC·2072
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIan Daniel Barrantes Granados
🇨🇷CRC·1856
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#20
out of 682 players
Americas
#2,361
in continent
World
#22,585
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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