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Josue Arevalo Lopez

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NCA · 31 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2037 (Dec 2020)

Best performance: 2226 at Semifinal del Campeonato Nacional de Ajedrez 2017(Best of 2017)

World #=28677 live, down 438#28,239 publishedNicaragua #21Americas #=3012among active players

Classical rating

1997

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Mar 2014

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1967 to 1997 over the last 12 months; peak 2037 in December 2020.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261997, 0, 0 games1860, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261997, 0, 0 games1860, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261997, 0, 0 games1860, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261997, 0, 0 games1860, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261997, 0, 0 games1860, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261997, 0, 0 games1860, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
May 20261997, 0, 0 games1860, -75, 5 games1949, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261997, 0, 0 games1935, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261997, 0, 0 games1935, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261997, 0, 0 games1935, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261997, +30, 5 games1935, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251967, 0, 0 games1935, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in every game on record since Nov 9, 2025 (5: 3 wins, 2 draws). Games before 2025 are not all on record yet.

From 421 classical games on record, the latest on Nov 23, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Campeonato Nacional por Equipos 2025Nov 8, 2025 – Nov 23, 2025TPR 22044/5

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 390 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2013–2025

#OpponentRating
1, FM Ariel Romero, Nov 2018 · CAMPEONATO NACIONAL POR EQUIPOS (FINAL), 2018, 2218
2, Marcos Ortiz, Mar 2020 · Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez 2020 (Final), 2202
3, Moises Abraham Valle Alonso, 2 wins, Nov 2025 · Campeonato Nacional por Equipos 2025, 2194

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 229 of 421 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 46 of 119 games, 1.e4 in 43, 1.Nf3 in 22.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5, and 1.d4 with 1...d5 or 1...Nf6.

All openings (12 as White, 12 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense2850%
Queen's Pawn Game1867%
Zukertort Opening881%
Queen's Indian Defense764%
King's Indian Defense642%

26 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 54 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20255419642204
2023533318521939
2022312118401973
20212111½18361872
2019422619402027
2018311718531889
2017482619772006
20165627½18711864
201520818581786
20135218781806

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Josue Arevalo Lopez · Classical

World

  1. #=28677Abasifreke Ndifreke Thomas1997.0
  2. #=28677Patrice Thierry1997.0
  3. #=28677Josue Arevalo Lopez1997.0
  4. #=28677Nathalie Bacrot1997.0
  5. #=28677Engin Senalp1997.0

Nicaragua

  1. #19WFM Ana Daniela Madrigal2022.0
  2. #20Douglas Ariel Arauz Espinoza2009.0
  3. #21Josue Arevalo Lopez1997.0
  4. #22Danilo Jose Guevara Rocha1986.0
  5. #23Alexander Jimenez Martinez1985.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.