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Melendez Manuel A.
FM🇸🇻FIDE 6706800· Male· El Salvador· Born in 2005
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Melendez Manuel A., a 21-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2113 and ranked 11th among ESA players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026, Campeonato Nacional por Equipos 2025 - Standard, and XII Juegos Centroamericanos Guatemala 2025-Masculino. Also played 3 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos 2025 - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including XII Juegos Centroamericanos Guatemala 2025 Blitz-Masculino) recently. His peak of 2163 was reached at age 20 (Sep 2025); he also reached #6 nationally in Sep 2024 and spent 24 months in top 10.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 20) and CM in 2024 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #2, #2 and #5 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2113
Standard
Rpd2154·Blz1965
All-time high
2163
−50 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 20
Sep 2025 · age 20
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · ESA players · of 219
24 months in National top 10 (2024–2026)
24 months in National top 10 (2024–2026)
Career timeline
18 entries2026
24 months in national top 10
longest streak 21 months · since Mar 2024
May 2026
2025
1st U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 2163
Sep 2025
All-time peak 2163
at age 20 · −50 from today
Sep 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
May 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #6
at age 19 · rated 2137
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
2143 → 2113
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
16W6D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDavid Emanuel Giron ChavezFM2,140·XII Juegos Centroamericanos Guatemala 2025-Masculino·R2·+9.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/10 | #9 | 2046 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #4 | 2105 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #72 | 2007 | -48.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #12 | 2155 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIbarra Carlos RobertoFM
🇸🇻ESA·2270
+2 −7 =5
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMorales CarlosFM
🇸🇻ESA·2244
+1 −8 =4
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsJorge Ernesto GironIM
🇸🇻ESA·2278
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSantiago Jose Guevara RuizFM
🇸🇻ESA·2121
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsArmando Perez SalazarCM
🇸🇻ESA·1947
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
El Salvador
#11
out of 237 players
Americas
#1,495
in continent
World
#14,215
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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