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Veira Taquez, Manuel Josue
🇨🇴FIDE 144406665· Male· Colombia· Born in 2010
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Manuel Josue Veira Taquez, a 16-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1664. He is progressing steadily with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Sub 16 Absoluto 2026, IRT Torneo Departamental del Valle Abs Sub-20, and Torneo IRT Sub 1800 Clasico de Apertura Club Colombiano de Ajedrez. Also played 14 rapid (including IRT Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos Gran Circuito de Ajedrez de Risaralda 2025) and 9 blitz events (including IRT Torneo de Ajedrez Blitz Feria de Cali 2025) recently. His peak of 1748 was reached at age 16 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #50 and #33 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1664
Standard
Rpd1853·Blz1874
All-time high
1748
−84 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#122,926
#122,926 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
50th Colombian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1748
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1748
at age 16 · −84 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Oct 2025
2024
33rd Colombian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1674
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+277 Elo)
1397 → 1674
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+71
1593 → 1664
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
21.5/ 4251.2%
19W5D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #37 | 1730 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #14 | 1694 | -56.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 1940 | +18.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #46 | 1741 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #22 | 2095 | +63.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiguel Angel Tobar Beltran
🇨🇴COL·1767
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAlejandro Mora MunozFM
🇨🇴COL·2056
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJuan Esteban Cardona Duque
🇨🇴COL·2013
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLeandro Gonzalez Velasco
🇨🇴COL·2103
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#897
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#14,934
in continent
World
#122,920
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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