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Arias, Daniel
FM🇸🇻FIDE 6700640· Male· El Salvador· Born in 1997
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Daniel Arias, a 29-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2240 and ranked 4th among ESA players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent appearances: Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026 and Campeonato Nacional por Equipos 2025 - Standard. Also played 1 rapid event (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos 2025 - Rapid) recently. He took a 19-month break between Apr 2022 and Dec 2023. His peak of 2311 was reached at age 19 (Jan 2016); he also reached #1 nationally in Apr 2022 and spent 103 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 5 consecutive years.
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe Sub 20 Masculino 2013. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2240
Standard
Rpd2200·Blz2168
All-time high
2311
−71 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 19
Jan 2016 · age 19
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · ESA players · of 206
103 months in National top 3 (2015–2026)
103 months in National top 3 (2015–2026)
Career timeline
21 entries2026
103 months in national top 3
longest streak 69 months · since Jun 2015
Jan 2026
2022
Peak national rank: #1
at age 25 · rated 2279
Apr 2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2279 → returned at 2257
Apr 2022
2020
500 career games
at age 23
Mar 2020
2016
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2311
Jan 2016
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
2166 → 2311
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
2220 → 2240
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
9.5/ 2047.5%
15W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSantiago Jose Guevara RuizFM2,171·CAMPEONATO NACIONAL OPEN DE CATEGORIA SUPERIOR "MTR IVETTE MAJANO"·R5·+8.0
2.[W]vsCarlos E. Burgos FigueroaIM2,080·Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026·R8·+5.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCamilo Medrano1,962·CAMPEONATO NACIONAL OPEN DE CATEGORIA SUPERIOR "MTR IVETTE MAJANO"·R10·-16.6
2.[L]vsLuis Lievano AlvaradoCM2,019·CAMPEONATO NACIONAL OPEN DE CATEGORIA SUPERIOR "MTR IVETTE MAJANO"·R6·-15.6
3.[L]vsErick Marvin Guevara SanchezFM2,091·Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026·R5·-14.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/8 | #10 | 2185 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #37 | 2598 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCarlos E. Burgos FigueroaIM
🇸🇻ESA·2075
+13 −11 =5
29 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJorge Ernesto GironIM
🇸🇻ESA·2278
+12 −10 =5
27 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsRicardo Ernesto ChavezFM
🇸🇻ESA·2250
+8 −3 =11
22 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMauricio Daniel HernandezCM
🇸🇻ESA·2054
+8 −3 =2
13 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsJulio PachecoCM
🇸🇻ESA·1984
+8 −3 =0
11 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
El Salvador
#4
out of 224 players
Americas
#689
in continent
World
#6,254
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
El Salvador
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