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Linares Orellana, Hector Jose
FM🇬🇹FIDE 7304307· Male· Guatemala· Born in 2009
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Hector Jose Linares Orellana, a 17-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2078 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1892 and 2146 over the past 2 years. 66 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, IRT Campeonato Nacional Absoluto 2026, and Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 4 blitz events (including XII Juegos Centroamericanos Guatemala 2025 Blitz-Masculino) recently. His peak of 2146 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2026); he also reached #3 nationally in Jun 2025 and has been in top 10 for 13 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #3 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd1998·Blz1958
All-time high
2146
−68 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,519 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 10 since Dec 2025
National top 10 since Dec 2025
Career timeline
18 entries2026
13 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
since Nov 2024
May 2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2146
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2146
at age 17 · −68 from today
Apr 2026
6-month rising streak
+138 Elo
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 2118
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
2111 → 2078
Tournaments
8
66 games
Score
33.5/ 6650.8%
27W23D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #17 | 1973 | -68.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 7/11 | #3 | 2143 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #26 | 2178 | +32.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2162 | +66.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #5 | 2087 | +32.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #29 | 1270 | -45.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #8 | 2106 | -34.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/6 | #9 | 2020 | -30.0 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026 (-68.4 Elo, finished #17).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJulio Roberto Palencia Alvarado
🇬🇹GUA·1877
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRicardo Andres Ordonez BonillaFM
🇬🇹GUA·2092
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAdrian Mauricio Corado
🇬🇹GUA·1748
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsRodolfo Enrique Paxtor ChiguichonCM
🇬🇹GUA·1926
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBrayan Alexis Garcia Y.CM
🇬🇹GUA·2045
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Guatemala
#5
out of 238 players
Americas
#1,836
in continent
World
#17,519
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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