FMMegan Althea Paragua
- FIDE ID
- 30973007
- USCF ID
- 17106692
About Megan Althea Paragua
Megan Althea Paragua was born in New York to parents from Bulacan in the Philippines. Chess also runs through her extended family: grandmaster Mark Paragua is her uncle. She won two gold medals at the FIDE World Cadet Rapid and Blitz Championships. Show more
Megan Althea Paragua was born in New York to parents from Bulacan in the Philippines. Chess also runs through her extended family: grandmaster Mark Paragua is her uncle. She won two gold medals at the FIDE World Cadet Rapid and Blitz Championships. Her international titles progressed from FIDE master in 2025 to woman international master in 2026. She has attended Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in New York.
Ratings
Rapid
2241Published FIDE
Blitz
2357Published FIDE
USCF Regular
2373Published US Chess
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #4744
- National rank · USA
- #197
- Women’s world rank
- #197
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2300 Aug 2025
- Recorded years
- 2021–2026
- Archived games
- 866
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
USCF rating history
Published rating lists through Nov 2026.
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FIDE rating history
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | 2024-03-19 | Titled Tue 19th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Megan Althea Paragua | Samuel Zenelaj | Won: 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 702 | 2024-03-19 | Titled Tue 19th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Megan Althea Paragua | Tuna Ozates | Won: 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 703 | 2024-03-19 | Titled Tue 19th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Megan Althea Paragua | Yuri Zhizmer | Lost: 0-1 | 92 | Open |
| 704 | 2024-03-19 | Titled Tue 19th Mar Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Megan Althea Paragua | Xavier Martinez Pla | Won: 1-0 | 60 | Open |
| 705 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Dawid Janaszak | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 73 | Open |
| 706 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Megan Althea Paragua | Krzysztof Budrewicz | Won: 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 707 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Yago Labussiere | Megan Althea Paragua | Won: 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 708 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Megan Althea Paragua | Danila Bilan | Lost: 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 709 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Carlos David Gomez | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 710 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Megan Althea Paragua | Yuri Kozin | Won: 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 711 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Alexandru-Bogdan Banzea | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 712 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Megan Althea Paragua | Dmitry Gurevich | Won: 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 713 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Megan Althea Paragua | Filip Haring | Lost: 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 714 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Megan Althea Paragua | Carlos Godoy | Won: 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 715 | 2024-03-12 | Titled Tue 12th Mar Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Dagur Arngrimsson | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 716 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 9 | Megan Althea Paragua | Ramiro Corona Monraz | Lost: 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 717 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 8 | Katharina Reinecke | Megan Althea Paragua | Won: 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 718 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Megan Althea Paragua | Igor Da Paz Palacio | Lost: 0-1 | 94 | Open |
| 719 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Megan Althea Paragua | Fabrice Fiol | Lost: 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 720 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Matfey Rogov | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 721 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Francisco Javier Munoz | Megan Althea Paragua | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 722 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Megan Althea Paragua | Nikolaos Aggelis | Lost: 0-1 | 62 | Open |
| 723 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Megan Althea Paragua | Alexey Ponikarovsky | Lost: 0-1 | 55 | Open |
| 724 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 1 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | Megan Althea Paragua | Won: 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 725 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Megan Althea Paragua | Martin Mena | Lost: 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 726 | 2024-02-20 | Titled Tue 20th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Aleksandr Ivanov | Megan Althea Paragua | Won: 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 727 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Campo Elias Guzman Lozano | Megan Althea Paragua | Won: 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 728 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 9 | William Ferreira Da Cruz | Megan Althea Paragua | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 729 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 8 | Megan Althea Paragua | Marko Jelcic | Won: 1-0 | 89 | Open |
| 730 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Caleb Levi Levitan | Megan Althea Paragua | Won: 0-1 | 14 | Open |
| 731 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Megan Althea Paragua | Felix Rose | Won: 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 732 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Mendes Aaron Reeve | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 733 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 6 | Megan Althea Paragua | Dewar Bienvenido Feliz Dotel | Won: 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 734 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Paulina Cagara | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 735 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Megan Althea Paragua | Juan Manuel Aranda | Lost: 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 736 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 5 | Hamed Wafa | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 737 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Viacheslav Tikhonov | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 738 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 4 | Megan Althea Paragua | Supratit Banerjee | Lost: 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 739 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Megan Althea Paragua | Krishnan P. Saravana | Lost: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 740 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 3 | Nathaniel Graham | Megan Althea Paragua | Won: 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 741 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 2 | Megan Althea Paragua | Sai Krishna G V | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 75 | Open |
| 742 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Megan Althea Paragua | Amirreza Pourramezanali | Lost: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 743 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Lucas Ranaldi | Megan Althea Paragua | Won: 0-1 | 70 | Open |
| 744 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 11 | Mohamed Ilias Saim | Megan Althea Paragua | Won: 0-1 | 23 | Open |
| 745 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Karol Kucza | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 746 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Late | chess.com INT | 10 | Megan Althea Paragua | Rafail Antoniou | Lost: 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 747 | 2024-02-13 | Titled Tue 13th Feb Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Megan Althea Paragua | Daaevik Wadhawan | Lost: 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 748 | 2024-01-30 | Titled Tue 30th Jan Late | chess.com INT | 9 | Megan Althea Paragua | Jack Mizzi | Lost: 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 749 | 2024-01-30 | Titled Tue 30th Jan Late | chess.com INT | 8 | Rafail Antoniou | Megan Althea Paragua | Lost: 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 750 | 2024-01-30 | Titled Tue 30th Jan Late | chess.com INT | 7 | Megan Althea Paragua | Igor Kniazev | Won: 1-0 | 35 | Open |
- vs Samuel ZenelajWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 3Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
- vs Tuna OzatesWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 2Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
- vs Yuri ZhizmerLost · 0-1White · 2024-03-19 · Round 11Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
- vs Xavier Martinez PlaWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-19 · Round 10Titled Tue 19th Mar Late
- vs Dawid JanaszakLost · 1-0Black · 2024-03-12 · Round 9Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Krzysztof BudrewiczWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-12 · Round 8Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Yago LabussiereWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-12 · Round 7Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Danila BilanLost · 0-1White · 2024-03-12 · Round 6Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Carlos David GomezLost · 1-0Black · 2024-03-12 · Round 5Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Yuri KozinWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-12 · Round 4Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Alexandru-Bogdan BanzeaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-03-12 · Round 3Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Dmitry GurevichWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-12 · Round 2Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Filip HaringLost · 0-1White · 2024-03-12 · Round 1Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Carlos GodoyWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-12 · Round 11Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Dagur ArngrimssonLost · 1-0Black · 2024-03-12 · Round 10Titled Tue 12th Mar Early
- vs Ramiro Corona MonrazLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-20 · Round 9Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Katharina ReineckeWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-20 · Round 8Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Igor Da Paz PalacioLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-20 · Round 7Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Fabrice FiolLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-20 · Round 6Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Matfey RogovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-20 · Round 5Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Francisco Javier MunozDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-20 · Round 4Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Nikolaos AggelisLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-20 · Round 3Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Alexey PonikarovskyLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-20 · Round 2Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Aleksandra GoryachkinaWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-20 · Round 1Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Martin MenaLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-20 · Round 11Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Aleksandr IvanovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-20 · Round 10Titled Tue 20th Feb Late
- vs Campo Elias Guzman LozanoWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 9Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs William Ferreira Da CruzDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 9Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Marko JelcicWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-13 · Round 8Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Caleb Levi LevitanWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 8Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Felix RoseWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-13 · Round 7Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Mendes Aaron ReeveLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 7Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Dewar Bienvenido Feliz DotelWon · 1-0White · 2024-02-13 · Round 6Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Paulina CagaraLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 6Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Juan Manuel ArandaLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-13 · Round 5Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Hamed WafaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 5Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Viacheslav TikhonovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 4Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Supratit BanerjeeLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-13 · Round 4Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Krishnan P. SaravanaLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-13 · Round 3Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Nathaniel GrahamWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 3Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Sai Krishna G VDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-13 · Round 2Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Amirreza PourramezanaliLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-13 · Round 2Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Lucas RanaldiWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 1Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Mohamed Ilias SaimWon · 0-1Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 11Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Karol KuczaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 11Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Rafail AntoniouLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-13 · Round 10Titled Tue 13th Feb Late
- vs Daaevik WadhawanLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-13 · Round 10Titled Tue 13th Feb Early
- vs Jack MizziLost · 0-1White · 2024-01-30 · Round 9Titled Tue 30th Jan Late
- vs Rafail AntoniouLost · 1-0Black · 2024-01-30 · Round 8Titled Tue 30th Jan Late
- vs Igor KniazevWon · 1-0White · 2024-01-30 · Round 7Titled Tue 30th Jan Late
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 2026 US Women's Championship | Classical | 6 |