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Chavez, Ricardo Ernesto

Chavez, Ricardo Ernesto

FM🇸🇻

FIDEFIDE 6700098· Male· El Salvador· Born in 1982

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Ricardo Ernesto Chavez, a 44-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2236 and ranked 5th among ESA players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2185 and 2250 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearance: Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL RAPIDO 1) and 2 blitz events (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL BLITZ 2) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2001–2003) and 31 months (2009–2012). His peak of 2302 was reached at age 36 (Oct 2018, #1 nationally at the time); he has been in top 3 for 42 months and counting.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2236

Standard

Rpd2237·Blz2103

All-time high

2302

−66 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 36

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · ESA players · of 219
National top 3 since May 2025

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
42 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 16 months · since Jul 2015
Jun 2026
2025
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 2240
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 43
Apr 2025
2022
500 career games
at age 40
Apr 2022
2018
Peak national rank: #1
at age 36 · rated 2302
Oct 2018
Crossed 2300
at age 36
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Agreda Camilo alejandroCM 2,066
CAMPEONATO NACIONAL OPEN DE CATEGORIA SUPERIOR "MTR IVETTE MAJANO" · Apr 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
-4
2240 → 2236
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
15/ 1978.9%
14W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CAMPEONATO NACIONAL OPEN DE CATEGORIA SUPERIOR "MTR IVETTE MAJANO"
Open Swiss
Apr 20268/11#32155-14.4
Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20267/8#22220+10.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsJorge Ernesto GironIM
🇸🇻ESA·2278
+11 −6 =8
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCarlos E. Burgos FigueroaIM
🇸🇻ESA·2091
+5 −6 =11
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsDaniel AriasFM
🇸🇻ESA·2227
+3 −8 =11
22 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsLemnys A. AriasIM
🇸🇻ESA·2209
+7 −5 =7
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJorge Tobar
🇸🇻ESA·1893
+14 −1 =2
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

/
El Salvador
#5
out of 237 players
Americas
#716
in continent
World
#6,402
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
El Salvador
1
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2,299
2
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2,278
3
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2,270
4
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2,244
52,236
6
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2,227
7
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2,209
8
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2,149
9
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2,144
10
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2,121
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
716🇸🇻Chavez, Ricardo Ernesto2,236
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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6402🇸🇻Chavez, Ricardo Ernesto2,236