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Busca, Joaquin
🇺🇾FIDE 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 13 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
Mar 2026 · age 29
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,893
#32,893 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1953 → 1969
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
7W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsEduardo Rodriguez Farias1,895·Campeonato Uruguayo - Cuartos de Final Club Mijail Tal·R5·-12.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #12 | 2063 | +25.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #3 | 1874 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Uruguay
#59
out of 717 players
Americas
#3,520
in continent
World
#32,893
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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