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Garcia Morales, Brainer Steven
🇨🇷FIDE 6566383· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2009
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Brainer Steven Garcia Morales, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1746 — just 12 short of his peak of 1758 (Feb 2026, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +100 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Absoluto, Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U16 Individual Absoluto, and XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 B. Also played 1 rapid (including Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Rapid U16 Individual Absoluto) and 2 blitz events (including XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 Blitz) recently. He reached #99 nationally in Nov 2025.
At junior level, he reached #12 and #10 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1782·Blz1740
All-time high
1758
−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#93,759
#93,759 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1611 → 1741
Apr 2026
12th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1758
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1758
at age 17 · −12 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #99
at age 16 · rated 1732
Nov 2025
10th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1732
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+101
1645 → 1746
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
25/ 3669.4%
22W6D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAaron Reyes Sarmiento1,699·Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Absoluto·R4·+17.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 1800 | +20.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | #4 | — | -32.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 1773 | +27.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #7 | 2389 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/6 | #1 | 2329 | +82.8 |
Worst Elo result: Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U16 Individual Absoluto (-32.4 Elo, finished #4).
Rankings
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Costa Rica
#114
out of 695 players
Americas
#11,072
in continent
World
#93,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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