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Garcia Mendez, Julian
🇨🇷FIDE 6565735· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2013
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Julian Garcia Mendez, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1516. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Torneo Abierto Memorial Luis Araya Araya 2026, Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U14 Absoluto, and Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U12 Equipo Absoluto. Also played 1 rapid and 4 blitz events (including CRChess Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 1548 was reached at age 12 (Nov 2025).
At junior level, he reached #24 and #14 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1516
Standard
Rpd1449·Blz1411
All-time high
1548
−32 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 12
Nov 2025 · age 12
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#178,599
#178,599 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
May 2026
24th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1530
Jan 2026
2025
14th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1548
Nov 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Nov 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 12
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U14 Absolutoperf 1741 (+247) · 4/6 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
54 games
Score
26/ 5448.1%
26W5D23L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJhoel Herrera Carmona1,622·Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U14 Absoluto·R5·+27.1
2.[W]vsDavid Elian Herrera Castro1,620·Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U14 Absoluto·R3·+27.0
3.[W]vsMauricio Albujar Mendoza1,591·Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U14 Absoluto·R2·+25.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #44 | 1544 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #8 | 1741 | +44.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/1 | #24 | — | -20.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/1 | #82 | 2314 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #51 | 1453 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U12 Equipo Absoluto (-20.8 Elo, finished #24).
Rankings
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Costa Rica
#377
out of 695 players
Americas
#21,797
in continent
World
#178,555
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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