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Moncada Sanchez, Samuel
🇨🇷FIDE 6553044· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2004
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Samuel Moncada Sanchez, a 22-year-old player, is rated 1617 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +76 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Torneo Abierto Memorial Luis Araya Araya 2026, XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 B, and Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, Belen 2025. He took a 12-month break between Jul 2024 and Aug 2025.
At junior level, he reached #38 and #20 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1617
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1471
All-time high
1617
at best
May 2026 · age 22
May 2026 · age 22
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#140,490
#140,490 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
76th 20-35 player nationally
at age 22 · rated 1617
May 2026
All-time peak 1617
at age 22
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Feb 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1541 → returned at 1576
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+437 Elo)
1120 → 1557
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+76
1541 → 1617
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
13/ 2944.8%
16W4D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsThiago Marcel Morales Vasquez1,714·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, Belen 2025·R7·+13.8
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAshly Valeria Diaz Charpentier1,644·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, Belen 2025·R3·-8.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #29 | 1627 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #29 | 1736 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1724 | +35.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#223
out of 682 players
Americas
#17,298
in continent
World
#140,481
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Costa Rica
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Americas
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World
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