Format
GE
Garzon Espitia, Nicolas Alejandro
🇨🇴FIDE 144422768· Male· Colombia· Born in 2010
Follow Nicolas Alejandro Garzon EspitiaTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Nicolas Alejandro Garzon Espitia, a 16-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1939 — just 13 short of his peak of 1952 (Mar 2026, age 16). He is climbing fast, having gained +215 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Sub 16 Absoluto 2026, IRT Clasico FICM Mayo 2026, and IRT Classic Chess Febrero. Also played 11 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Rapido Abs) and 5 blitz events (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Blitz Abs) recently.
At junior level, he reached #12 and #28 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1939
Standard
Rpd2009·Blz1834
All-time high
1952
−13 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38,981
#38,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+321 Elo)
1631 → 1952
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1952
at age 16 · −13 from today
Mar 2026
12th Colombian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1949
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Aug 2025
2024
28th Colombian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1412
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Festival Sudamericano de la Juventud 2025 - Sub 16 Abs Ajedrez Clasicoperf 2311 (+362) · 6.5/8 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
+215
1724 → 1939
Tournaments
8
50 games
Score
36.5/ 5073.0%
31W11D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #10 | 1896 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #13 | 2141 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #6 | 1946 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #18 | 2311 | +159.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #68 | 2460 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #23 | 1900 | -10.4 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Abs (-15.6 Elo, finished #68).
Rankings
/
Colombia
#241
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#4,232
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Colombia
| 1 | 🇨🇴Follow Jose Gabriel Cardoso CardosoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,527 |
| 2 | 🇨🇴Follow Santiago Avila PavasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,516 |
| 3 | 🇨🇴Follow Jaime Alexander CuartasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,497 |
| 4 | 🇨🇴Follow Roberto Garcia PantojaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,475 |
| 5 | 🇨🇴Follow Joshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,474 |
| 6 | 🇨🇴Follow Sergio E BarrientosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,467 |
| 7 | 🇨🇴Follow Santiago Lopez RayoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,418 |
| 8 | 🇨🇴Follow Cristhian Camilo Rios GomezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,405 |
| 9 | 🇨🇴Follow Martin Martinez RomeroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,403 |
| 10 | 🇨🇴Follow Sebastian Felipe SanchezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,390 |
| ... | ||
| 241 | 1,939 | |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,742 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 4232 | 1,939 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 38980 | 1,939 | |