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Chinchilla, Alejandro Jose
FM🇭🇳FIDE 8401136· Male· Honduras· Born in 1991
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Alejandro Jose Chinchilla, a 35-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2174 — just 25 short of his peak of 2199 (Nov 2019, age 28) and ranked 2nd among HON players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent appearances: Honduras Chess Championship 2026 and Campeonato Panamericano Amateur 2025 (U-2300) Absoluto. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017) and 14 months (2017–2019). He reached #2 nationally in Feb 2022 and has been in top 3 for 40 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 31).
Current rating
2174
Standard
Rpd2086·Blz2075
All-time high
2199
−25 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 28
Nov 2019 · age 28
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · HON players · of 245
National top 3 since Dec 2024
National top 3 since Dec 2024
Career timeline
14 entries2026
40 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 22 months · since Feb 2022
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
Mar 2024
2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 31
Sep 2022
Peak national rank: #2
at age 31 · rated 2176
Feb 2022
2019
All-time peak 2199
at age 28 · −25 from today
Nov 2019
2017
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2145
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
2152 → 2174
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
13.5/ 1875.0%
12W3D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSantiago Jose Guevara RuizFM2,129·Campeonato Panamericano Amateur 2025 (U-2300) Absoluto·R8·+9.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsWilberth Sebastian Lopez FuentesCM1,961·Campeonato Panamericano Amateur 2025 (U-2300) Absoluto·R2·-15.3
3.[L]vsJose Nahum Espinoza SolanoFM2,175·Campeonato Panamericano Amateur 2025 (U-2300) Absoluto·R5·-9.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2204 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2201 | +13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoel Gavarrete
🇭🇳HON·2010
+7 −3 =8
18 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsNahun GavarreteFM
🇭🇳HON·2310
+4 −4 =4
12 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsRicardo UrbinaIM
🇭🇳HON·2150
+1 −1 =7
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJose Luis EnamoradoCM
🇭🇳HON·1841
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsNilson Cardenas CarbajalCM
🇭🇳HON·2037
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Honduras
#2
out of 258 players
Americas
#1,038
in continent
World
#9,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Honduras
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