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Vega Badilla, Michael
🇨🇷FIDE 6563570· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2011
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Michael Vega Badilla, a 15-year-old player, is rated 1729 — just 24 short of his peak of 1753 (Sep 2025, age 14). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 8 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 Z1 U16 Individual Absoluto and Torneo Clasificatorio de Cuarta Division, ARAJA 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Torneo Rapid Anexion de Guanacaste 2025) recently. He reached #92 nationally in Oct 2025.
At junior level, he reached #8 and #1 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1729
Standard
Rpd1552·Blz—
All-time high
1753
−24 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 14
Sep 2025 · age 14
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,784
#99,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
8th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1727
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #92
at age 14 · rated 1753
Oct 2025
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1753
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1753
at age 14 · −24 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Jul 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1727 → 1729
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
10.5/ 1475.0%
9W3D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/2 | #16 | 2262 | -27.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/3 | #6 | 2375 | +27.6 |
Worst Elo result: Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 Z1 U16 Individual Absoluto (-27.2 Elo, finished #16).
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#120
out of 682 players
Americas
#11,862
in continent
World
#99,782
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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