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Busca, Joaquin

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FIDEFIDE 3005046· Male· Uruguay· Born in 1997

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Joaquin Busca, a 29-year-old player, is rated 1969 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Semifinal del Campeonato Uruguayo Absoluto 2026 and Campeonato Uruguayo - Cuartos de Final Club Mijail Tal. Also played 1 blitz event (including CAMPEONATO URUGUAYO BLTZ 2025) recently. He took a 49-month break between Jun 2019 and Aug 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached #58 nationally in Apr 2026.

At junior level, he reached #5, #2 and #4 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1969

Standard

Rpd1891·Blz1858

All-time high

1969

at best
Mar 2026 · age 29

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#32,876

#32,876 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Peak national rank: #58
at age 29 · rated 1969
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1969
at age 29
Mar 2026
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1874 → returned at 1866
Jun 2019
2017
5th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1842
Dec 2017
100 career games
at age 20
Oct 2017
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Semifinal del Campeonato Uruguayo Absoluto 2026
perf 2063 (+94) · 5/8 · #12
Top opponent
vs Alejandro BauzaFM 2,162
Semifinal del Campeonato Uruguayo Absoluto 2026 · Feb 2026 · +15.0 Elo
Evolution
+16
1953 → 1969
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
7W2D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Semifinal del Campeonato Uruguayo Absoluto 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/8#122063+25.2
Campeonato Uruguayo - Cuartos de Final Club Mijail Tal
Swiss
Jan 20263/5#31874-8.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsFacundo Dominguez
🇺🇾URU·2163
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMario Saralegui
🇺🇾URU·2032
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJorge Lopez Falcon
🇺🇾URU·2027
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2018
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Uruguay
#59
out of 725 players
Americas
#3,500
in continent
World
#32,875
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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59🇺🇾Busca, Joaquin1,969
Americas
1
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1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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7
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8
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9
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32875🇺🇾Busca, Joaquin1,969