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Cardenas Carbajal, Nilson
CM🇭🇳FIDE 8401128· Male· Honduras· Born in 1985
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Nilson Cardenas Carbajal, a 41-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2037 and ranked 6th among HON players. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I Torneo Cerrado LIGA COPANECA DE AJEDREZ 2026 ), Honduras Chess Championship 2026, and Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Clasificatorio Masculino XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y C, RD 2026) and 1 blitz events (including XII Juegos Centroamericanos Guatemala 2025 Blitz-Masculino) recently. His peak of 2126 was reached at age 38 (Jun 2023, #3 nationally at the time); he has been in top 10 for 101 months and counting (5 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded CM in 2022 (age 37).
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd2032·Blz1945
All-time high
2126
−89 pts below
Jun 2023 · age 38
Jun 2023 · age 38
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · HON players · of 245
National top 10 since Dec 2024
National top 10 since Dec 2024
Career timeline
18 entries2026
101 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 61 months · since Nov 2015
May 2026
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2042
Mar 2026
2023
Peak national rank: #3
at age 38 · rated 2126
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Jun 2023
All-time peak 2126
at age 38 · −89 from today
Jun 2023
2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 37
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026perf 2127 (+86) · 5/8 · #39
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2041 → 2037
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
23/ 4057.5%
19W8D13L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsEmmanuel Diaz Gonzalez Jardon1,970·Campeonato Panamericano Amateur 2025 (U-2300) Absoluto·R9·+8.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLeslie Carolin Torres HernandezWFM1,864·XI Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez ( Feria Agostina 2025)·R6·-14.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 1932 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 2034 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #39 | 2127 | +22.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #20 | 2124 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #36 | 1857 | -29.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/8 | #13 | 2038 | -1.2 |
Worst Elo result: XI Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez ( Feria Agostina 2025) (-29.6 Elo, finished #36).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel ColindresFM
🇭🇳HON·2015
+5 −12 =9
26 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNahun GavarreteFM
🇭🇳HON·2310
+3 −15 =3
21 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsJoel Gavarrete
🇭🇳HON·2010
+7 −5 =5
17 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsJose Antonio Guillen RamirezFM
🇭🇳HON·2124
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsYelso BobadillaCM
🇭🇳HON·1870
+7 −0 =3
10 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
Honduras
#6
out of 258 players
Americas
#2,308
in continent
World
#22,294
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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