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Velez Torres, Sebastian
🇨🇴FIDE 144438591· Male· Colombia· Born in 2010
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Sebastian Velez Torres, a 16-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1775 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Torneo IRT de Segunda Categoria Antioquia 2026, XV IRT Aficionados Raza Elo 0 a 1799 Medellin 2025, and XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including Torneo IRT Abierto Preparatorio Juegos Nacionales Rapido 2025) and 4 blitz events (including I IRT Blitz Feria de las Flores 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #40 and #47 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1775
Standard
Rpd1696·Blz1772
All-time high
1775
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#84,222
#84,222 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+131 Elo)
1644 → 1775
May 2026
All-time peak 1775
at age 16
May 2026
40th Colombian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1762
Jan 2026
2024
47th Colombian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1643
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+131
1644 → 1775
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
13W5D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLuis Javier Garces Trujillo1,797·XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025·R8·+22.9
2.[W]vsDimas Jocias Pena Marta1,779·XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025·R5·+21.9
3.[W]vsJuan Guillermo Gomez Zapata1,777·XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025·R4·+21.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #29 | 1918 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #16 | 1784 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/6 | #22 | 2572 | +101.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Colombia
#597
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#9,818
in continent
World
#84,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Colombia
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Americas
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World
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