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CR
Cespedes Rodriguez, Luis Michel
🇨🇷FIDE 6566510· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 1972
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Luis Michel Cespedes Rodriguez, a 54-year-old player, is rated 2015 — just 10 short of his peak of 2025 (Feb 2026, age 54) and ranked 26th among CRC players. He has fluctuated between 1924 and 2025 over the past 2 years. 42 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Senior de Costa Rica S50 S65 Absoluto y Femenino 2026, XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 A, and Primer Torneo Clasificatorio del Campeonato Nacional Absoluto 2025-26. Also played 3 rapid (including I Torneo Abierto de Ajedrez Activo Ing. Ricardo Charpentier Garcia inmemorian) and 3 blitz events (including XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 Blitz) recently. He reached #22 nationally in May 2025.
Current rating
2015
Standard
Rpd2008·Blz2014
All-time high
2025
−10 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 54
Feb 2026 · age 54
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26
#26 · CRC players · of 565
Career timeline
9 entries2026
5th 50-55 player nationally
at age 54 · rated 2025
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2025
at age 54 · −10 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #22
at age 53 · rated 2020
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1958 → 2020
May 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 53
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Primer Torneo Clasificatorio del Campeonato Nacional Absoluto 2025-26perf 2119 (+126) · 4/7 · #8
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
2005 → 2015
Tournaments
5
48 games
Score
19.5/ 4840.6%
25W8D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDavid Alejandro Cabezas SolanoFM2,172·Torneo Abierto Memorial Rosalia Escalante 2025·R5·+15.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #6 | 2079 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #20 | 2127 | +31.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #8 | 2119 | +23.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 1995 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/6 | #22 | 1666 | -52.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndres Gonzalez Ramos
🇨🇷CRC·1921
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGerardo Alfonso Ramirez MadridFM
🇨🇷CRC·2023
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMateo Espitia TorresCM
🇨🇷CRC·1991
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsDiego Vargas Miranda
🇨🇷CRC·1889
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJeigoth Pastor CarvajalCM
🇨🇷CRC·1981
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Costa Rica
#26
out of 682 players
Americas
#2,637
in continent
World
#25,266
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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