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Schnell, Sebastian Narayana
CM🇵🇦FIDE 6605290· Male· Panama· Born in 2006
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Sebastian Narayana Schnell, a 20-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1984. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 145 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Int. Graz Open 2026 - A. Also played 5 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional Rapid 2025 - Absoluto) and 11 blitz events (including I IRT Blitz Feria de las Flores 2025) recently. His peak of 2108 was reached at age 19 (Nov 2025); he also reached #11 nationally in Jan 2026.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #2, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1984
Standard
Rpd1984·Blz2062
All-time high
2108
−124 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 19
Nov 2025 · age 19
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
106 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#30,144
#30,144 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak national rank: #11
at age 20 · rated 2096
Jan 2026
2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2108
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 19
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2108
at age 19 · −124 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-66
2050 → 1984
Tournaments
14
106 games
Score
64.5/ 10660.8%
51W27D28L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAndres Jeronimo Zapata MontoyaFM2,160·XXXII IRT Internacional Feria de las Flores 2025·R4·+11.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1920 | -5.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 1982 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #19 | 1860 | -40.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #134 | 1949 | -24.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/6 | #247 | 2026 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #57 | 2111 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #38 | 1949 | -24.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #11 | 1987 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2027 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #10 | 2115 | +2.8 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026 (-40.8 Elo, finished #19).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Angel Aguila Batista
🇵🇦PAN·1910
+8 −8 =9
25 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsNicolas Arturo Batista RosasFM
🇵🇦PAN·2053
+5 −11 =7
23 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsPedro Jose Gonzalez Soto
🇵🇦PAN·1955
+2 −5 =10
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAndre Mendez MachadoFM
🇵🇦PAN·2183
+3 −9 =4
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsJose Bernardo Fabrega Van Der LaatCM
🇵🇦PAN·1909
+9 −2 =4
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Panama
#22
out of 448 players
Americas
#3,187
in continent
World
#30,143
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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