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Lacruz Ramirez, Nicolas Alfonso
CM🇻🇪FIDE 23907967· Male· Venezuela· Born in 2011
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Nicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez, a 15-year-old Venezuelan Candidate Master, is rated 2042 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 10% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +245 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U15 Absoluto 2026, Festival de Ajedrez Centesimo Sexto Aniversario del Nacimiento del GM Julio Bolbochan, and Campeonato Nacional de Expertos y Maestros 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 7 blitz events (including IRT Blitz Aragua 2025) recently. He reached Venezuelan #88 in May 2026.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #4, #2 and #29 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2042
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1968
All-time high
2042
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#941 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak Venezuelan rank: #88
at age 15 · rated 2042
May 2026
4th Venezuelan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2042
May 2026
All-time peak 2042
at age 15
May 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+395 Elo)
1582 → 1977
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+245
1797 → 2042
Tournaments
9
60 games
Score
44.5/ 6074.2%
37W15D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2111 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2043 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #23 | 2031 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2167 | +149.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #16 | 2033 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 1765 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #30 | 1784 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/1 | #80 | 3043 | +16.8 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 1905 | +38.0 |
Rankings
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Venezuela
#88
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#2,274
in continent
World
#21,735
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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