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Bustamante Herrera, Mateo
🇨🇴FIDE 144433859· Male· Colombia· Born in 2008
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Mateo Bustamante Herrera, a 18-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1800 — just 21 short of his peak of 1821 (Jan 2025, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearances: Juegos Universitarios ASCUN Nodo Centro Ajedrez Clasico Masculino and IRT Clasico Gran Circuito de Ajedrez de Risaralda 2025. Also played 8 rapid (including IRT Rapido por equipos Fiestas del Progreso Dosquebradas 2025) and 6 blitz events (including IRT Blitz Chess Knock Out Fiestas del Progreso Dosquebradas 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #20 and #26 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1800
Standard
Rpd1953·Blz1885
All-time high
1821
−21 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 17
Jan 2025 · age 17
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#76,376
#76,376 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Jun 2026
2025
20th Colombian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1821
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1678 → 1821
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1821
at age 17 · −21 from today
Jan 2025
2024
26th Colombian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1809
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+55
1745 → 1800
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
7W1D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMiguel Alejand Simancas Maradei2,076·IRT Clasico Gran Circuito de Ajedrez de Risaralda 2025·R4·+33.9
2.[W]vsSebastian Gutierrez Pinzon1,986·Juegos Universitarios ASCUN Nodo Centro Ajedrez Clasico Masculino·R5·+29.8
3.[W]vsJuan Esteban MedinaCM1,614·Juegos Universitarios ASCUN Nodo Centro Ajedrez Clasico Masculino·R4·+10.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSantiago Paez Villanueva1,897·Juegos Universitarios ASCUN Nodo Centro Ajedrez Clasico Masculino·R3·-14.6
3.[L]vsAgustin Nieto MedinaFM2,074·Juegos Universitarios ASCUN Nodo Centro Ajedrez Clasico Masculino·R6·-6.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #14 | 2693 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #19 | 1876 | +33.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEsteban Cruz Duque
🇨🇴COL·1703
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCarlos Mario Zapata Sanchez
🇨🇴COL·1790
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsHelvert Hernandez PinzonCM
🇨🇴COL·1953
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSantiago Paez Villanueva
🇨🇴COL·1973
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndres Felipe Velasquez
🇨🇴COL·1990
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#532
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#8,787
in continent
World
#76,375
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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