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Merida Calderon, Saisha Jimena
🇬🇹FIDE 7307284· Female· Guatemala· Born in 2015
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Saisha Jimena Merida Calderon, a 11-year-old player, is rated 1540. She is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Departamental Femenino ADDAG 2026, Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026, and XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 10 Femenino. Also played 1 rapid (including Torneo IRT ADDAG 2025 Rapidas No.1) and 3 blitz events (including R&R Trading Company 2025 Blitz) recently. Her peak of 1592 was reached at age 9 (Oct 2024).
At junior level, she reached #7 and #2 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1540
Standard
Rpd1461·Blz1628
All-time high
1592
−52 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 9
Oct 2024 · age 9
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#169,302
#169,302 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+47 Elo)
1493 → 1540
Mar 2026
7th U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1561
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 11
Jan 2026
2024
2nd U10 player nationally
at age 9 · rated 1592
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Oct 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 10 Femeninoperf 2298 (+756) · 6.5/5 · #3
Evolution
+47
1493 → 1540
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
20.5/ 4644.6%
19W5D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #7 | 2325 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #110 | 1682 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/5 | #3 | 2298 | +46.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #24 | 1749 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #14 | 1653 | +33.6 |
Worst Elo result: III CAMPEONATO ESCOLAR CENTROAMERICANO Y DEL CARIBE SUB 11 ABSOLUTO 2025 (-27.6 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
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Guatemala
#156
out of 238 players
Americas
#20,751
in continent
World
#169,271
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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