Chess in Mexico
Mexico has 295 titled players on FIDE's list, 9 of them Grandmasters. Here is what that population actually looks like.
Mexico is one of the largest chess federations there is, with 295 titled players. Its 9 Grandmasters are a small fraction of that — 3.1% — which is not a weakness so much as a different shape: a very wide base of FIDE Masters and Candidate Masters, and a thriving amateur competitive scene underneath the elite. This is what a mature chess country looks like from the inside.
The middle half of its titled players are rated between 1,931 and 2,199, with a median of 2,064. Across every federation the median titled player is rated 2,216, so that figure is the one to compare against rather than any absolute standard.
| Title | Holders | Share |
|---|---|---|
| GM | 9 | 3.1% |
| IM | 32 | 10.8% |
| FM | 86 | 29.2% |
| CM | 80 | 27.1% |
| WIM | 17 | 5.8% |
| WFM | 18 | 6.1% |
| WCM | 53 | 18% |
| Player | Title | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo | GM | 2,644 |
| Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto | GM | 2,536 |
| Galaviz Medina, Sion Radamantys | GM | 2,522 |
| Obregon Rivero, Juan Carlos | GM | 2,473 |
| Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos | GM | 2,466 |
| Leon Hoyos, Manuel | GM | 2,465 |
| Cori Quispe, Kevin Joel | GM | 2,440 |
| Sandoval Mercado, Carlos | IM | 2,431 |
| Ibarra Chami, Luis Fernando | GM | 2,422 |
| Garcia Guerrero, Isaac Antonio | FM | 2,407 |
Counted from FIDE's published titled-player list. Titles are permanent and never revoked, so these counts include everyone who ever reached the standard and remains listed — including players long retired. A federation is where a player is registered, which is not always where they are from.