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Botta, Alejandro
CM🇺🇸FIDE 30925410· Male· United States of America· Born in 1960
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Alejandro Botta, a 66-year-old American Candidate Master, is rated 2140 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include III Torneo OATD Alicia L Guelman sub-2400, III MASTERS CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES 2025, and Open Ciudad de Buenos Aires 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including BA CHESS BLITZ DGT GRAND PRIX ETAPA Final 2025) recently. He took a 81-month break between Sep 2018 and Jul 2025. His peak of 2201 was reached at age 65 (Jul 2025).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 65).
Current rating
2140
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2074
All-time high
2201
−61 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 65
Jul 2025 · age 65
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,030 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
18th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2129
May 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 65
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Aug 2025
10th American 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2201
Jul 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 65
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2201
at age 65 · −61 from today
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-61
2201 → 2140
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
13.5/ 2164.3%
10W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAriel SorinGM2,308·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R7·-5.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #56 | 2161 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #70 | 1840 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #115 | 1889 | -58.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #39 | 2191 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#392
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#1,274
in continent
World
#12,030
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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