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Espinoza Espinoza, Nelson Enrique
🇸🇻FIDE 6702279· Male· El Salvador· Born in 1983
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Nelson Enrique Espinoza Espinoza, a 43-year-old player, is rated 1976 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026 and Campeonato Nacional Open Superior 2025. He reached #19 nationally in Dec 2025.
Previously known as Nelson Ing. Espinosa (until Feb 2026).
Current rating
1976
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1976
at best
Jun 2026 · age 43
Jun 2026 · age 43
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,484
#31,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
5th 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 1976
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1976
at age 43
Jun 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1930 → 1973
Feb 2026
Renamed to Espinoza Espinoza, Nelson Enrique
at age 43
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #19
at age 42 · rated 1968
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+43
1933 → 1976
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
18.5/ 2671.2%
16W5D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMelendez Manuel A.FM2,114·CAMPEONATO NACIONAL OPEN DE CATEGORIA SUPERIOR "MTR IVETTE MAJANO"·R5·+13.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #18 | 2016 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #12 | 1861 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/8 | #12 | 2086 | +37.2 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026 (-33.6 Elo, finished #12).
Rankings
/
El Salvador
#23
out of 237 players
Americas
#3,329
in continent
World
#31,483
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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