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Merida Calderon, Juan Diego
🇬🇹FIDE 7307292· Male· Guatemala· Born in 2015
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Juan Diego Merida Calderon, a 11-year-old player, is rated 1626 — just 1 short of his peak of 1627 (Apr 2026, age 11). He is climbing fast, having gained +133 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Departamental Masculino ADDAG 2026, Campeonato Departamental Masculino ADDAG, and Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Torneo IRT ADDAG 2025 Rapidas No.1) and 3 blitz events (including R&R Trading Company 2025 Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #1 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1626
Standard
Rpd1478·Blz1682
All-time high
1627
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 11
Apr 2026 · age 11
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#136,568
#136,568 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
3rd U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1627
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1493 → 1627
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1627
at age 11 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 11
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 10
Nov 2025
2024
1st U10 player nationally
at age 9 · rated 1571
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 10 Absolutoperf 1970 (+387) · 6.5/7 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+133
1493 → 1626
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
24/ 5048.0%
22W7D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #31 | 2163 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #30 | 2163 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/8 | #127 | 1684 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #4 | 1970 | +56.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #27 | 1558 | -4.4 |
Rankings
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Guatemala
#118
out of 238 players
Americas
#16,816
in continent
World
#136,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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