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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 1590. He is climbing fast, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U11 Absoluto, Primer Torneo FIDE 2026, and Campeonato Departamental Masculino ADDAG 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. His peak of 1627 was reached at age 11 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #3 and #1 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1590
Standard
Rpd1461·Blz1567
All-time high
1627
−37 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 11
Apr 2026 · age 11
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#150,820
#150,820 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −37 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
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
+97
1493 → 1590
Tournaments
9
59 games
Score
30/ 5950.8%
24W12D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #13 | 1630 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #54 | 1643 | -18.8 |
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 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | 1638 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #7 | 1904 | +61.6 |
Rankings
/
Guatemala
#133
out of 251 players
Americas
#18,539
in continent
World
#150,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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