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Lopez Escobar, Jose David
CM🇬🇹FIDE 7304862· Male· Guatemala· Born in 2010
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Jose David Lopez Escobar, a 16-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2047 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +220 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneo "Fundadores 2026", "RAFAEL LEMUS IN MEMORIAM 2026", and RAFAEL LEMUS IN MEMORIAM 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 1 blitz events (including XX Festival de Ajedrez Blitz Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18) recently. He reached #9 nationally in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #2 and #3 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2047
Standard
Rpd1867·Blz1678
All-time high
2047
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#892 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,341
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak national rank: #9
at age 16 · rated 2047
May 2026
2nd U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 2047
May 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
May 2026
All-time peak 2047
at age 16
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Apr 2026
2024
1st U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1859
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026perf 2099 (+155) · 5/9 · #43
Top opponent
Evolution
+169
1878 → 2047
Tournaments
11
56 games
Score
39.5/ 5670.5%
36W7D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrea OrtezWIM2,038·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R2·+25.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #13 | 2585 | +31.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2078 | +35.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2078 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #43 | 2099 | +73.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 1796 | -56.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #18 | 1809 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #6 | 1968 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 2086 | +20.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #7 | 1766 | -38.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #6 | 1883 | +3.6 |
Worst Elo result: XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 16 Absoluto (-56.8 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
/
Guatemala
#9
out of 238 players
Americas
#2,195
in continent
World
#21,118
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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