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Soza de la Carrera, Jose
CM🇨🇱FIDE 3401278· Male· Chile· Born in 1974
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Jose Soza De La Carrera, a 52-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2178 and ranked 42nd among CHI players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026, Campeonato Panamericano Senior 50 2025, and 11 ANIVERSARIO ENROQUE OSORNINO IRT SUB2400 - EQUIPOS. Also played 2 rapid (including Torneio de Integracao RPD 2025) and 3 blitz events (including IRT Blitz III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 74 months (2003–2009), 20 months (2011–2012), 16 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2274 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2020); he also reached #19 nationally in Apr 2022.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 51).
Current rating
2178
Standard
Rpd2222·Blz2045
All-time high
2274
−96 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 46
Jan 2020 · age 46
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42
#42 · CHI players · of 1,301
Career timeline
18 entries2025
4th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2221
Aug 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 51
Apr 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2227 → returned at 2221
Jan 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2241 → returned at 2227
Aug 2022
Peak national rank: #19
at age 48 · rated 2248
Apr 2022
2020
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2274
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
2221 → 2178
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
10W11D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2042 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 2157 | -9.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #14 | 2069 | -5.8 |
Worst Elo result: ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026 (-27.6 Elo, finished #12).
Most-Played Opponents
vsCarlos Felipe Squella LavinFM
🇨🇱CHI·2206
+9 −6 =5
20 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsCristian Alexand Estrada Lavin
🇨🇱CHI·2145
+8 −2 =4
14 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsCarlos Alberto Castillo Rivera
🇨🇱CHI·1957
+9 −1 =3
13 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsMartin Diaz VasquezCM
🇨🇱CHI·2251
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsJaime Caceres Leal
🇨🇱CHI·2226
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
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Chile
#42
out of 1,404 players
Americas
#1,023
in continent
World
#9,406
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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