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Leyva, Hector
IM🇸🇻FIDE 6700268· Male· El Salvador· Born in 1965
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Hector Leyva, a 61-year-old International Master, is rated 2299 and ranked 1st among ESA players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2008), 23 months (2015–2017), 35 months (2017–2020), 36 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included), 15 months (2023–2024) and 14 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026. His peak of 2428 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2001, #1 nationally at the time); he has been #1 for 146 months and counting (8 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 36).
Current rating
2299
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2328
All-time high
2428
−129 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 36
Jan 2001 · age 36
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · ESA players · of 206
#1 nationally since Nov 2024
#1 nationally since Nov 2024
Career timeline
26 entries2026
146 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 97 months · since Jan 2001
May 2026
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 2299
May 2026
2025
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 60 · rated 2303
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 59
Nov 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2303 → returned at 2299
Nov 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2296 → returned at 2303
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2303 → 2299
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
4W3D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRodolfo Enrique Paxtor ChiguichonCM2,081·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R5·+2.2
2.[W]vsBrayan Alexis Garcia Y.CM2,020·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R4·+1.7
3.[W]vsNilson Cardenas CarbajalCM2,019·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R7·+1.7
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #32 | 2218 | -3.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLemnys A. AriasIM
🇸🇻ESA·2228
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Dec 2014
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vsCarlos A. Juarez FloresIM
🇬🇹GUA·2298
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsAntonio Jose Garcia Martinez
🇳🇮NCA·1866
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2014
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vsGustavo Aguilar
🇸🇻ESA·2139
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2010
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vsNelson MartinezFM
🇸🇻ESA·2010
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Dec 2009
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Rankings
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El Salvador
#1
out of 224 players
Americas
#462
in continent
World
#4,121
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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