What is Rivera, Alberto's FIDE rating?

Rivera, Alberto's current standard FIDE rating is 2239.

What is Rivera, Alberto's rapid rating?

Rivera, Alberto's current FIDE rapid rating is 2266.

What is Rivera, Alberto's blitz rating?

Rivera, Alberto's current FIDE blitz rating is 2217.

What is Rivera, Alberto's world ranking?

Rivera, Alberto is currently ranked #6,272 in the world (standard rating).

What is Rivera, Alberto's ranking in FIDE (no federation)?

Rivera, Alberto is currently ranked #112 in FIDE (no federation).

What is Rivera, Alberto's continental ranking?

Rivera, Alberto is currently ranked #113 in their continent.

What is Rivera, Alberto's ranking in the 65-70 category?

Rivera, Alberto is ranked #1 in FIDE (no federation) in the 65-70 age group.

What is Rivera, Alberto's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Rivera, Alberto's all-time peak standard rating is 2390.

When did Rivera, Alberto receive their first FIDE rating?

Rivera, Alberto first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

What is Rivera, Alberto's chess title?

Rivera, Alberto holds the FIDE title of IM.

Which federation does Rivera, Alberto represent?

Rivera, Alberto represents FIDE (no federation) (FID).

How old is Rivera, Alberto?

Rivera, Alberto was born in 1957 and is 69 years old.

When did Rivera, Alberto reach their peak rating?

Rivera, Alberto reached their peak standard rating of 2390 in 2003, at age 46.

Format

Rivera, Alberto

FIDE 3500390· Male· FIDE (no federation)· Born in 1957

Alberto Rivera, a 69-year-old International Master, is rated 2239 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 6 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Torneo IRT Clasico Navideno Bogota DC and 2do IRT Cerrado Clasico del Rio Magdalena - Masculino. Also played 8 rapid (including 6ta Batalla x Equipos) and 6 blitz events (including IRT Blitz intercentro Enero) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 35 months (2004–2007), 76 months (2007–2014), 19 months (2017–2018), 15 months (2018–2020), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2390 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2003); he also reached #21 nationally in Apr 2001.

Competes for FIDE (no federation) since Mar 2014. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 44).

Current rating

2239

Standard

Rpd2266·Blz2217

All-time high

2390

−151 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 46

Activity

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,272 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

23 entries

2023

53rd 65-70 player worldwide

at age 66 · rated 2296

Dec 2023

2022

Inactive for 15 months

paused at 2297 → returned at 2296

Jun 2022

2020

Inactive for 26 months

paused at 2322 → returned at 2318

Jan 2020

2018

96th 60-65 player worldwide

at age 61 · rated 2317

Dec 2018

Inactive for 15 months

paused at 2317 → returned at 2322

Sep 2018

2017

Inactive for 19 months

paused at 2325 → returned at 2317

Jan 2017

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs David Emanuel Giron ChavezFM 2,123

2do IRT Cerrado Clasico del Rio Magdalena - Masculino · Sep 2025 · +3.1 Elo

Evolution

-22

2261 → 2239

Tournaments

16 games

Score

11/ 1668.8%

9W4D3L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsDavid Emanuel Giron ChavezFM2,123·2do IRT Cerrado Clasico del Rio Magdalena - Masculino·R1·+3.1

2.[W]vsYefry Hidalgo AvilaCM1,971·2do IRT Cerrado Clasico del Rio Magdalena - Masculino·R5·+1.6

3.[W]vsFernando Trujillo Chaverra1,936·Torneo IRT Clasico Navideno Bogota DC·R8·+1.4

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsAndres Gabriel Perez Valero1,923·IRT Clasico - Olimpiada por Equipos Kallpa 2026·R5·-8.6

2.[L]vsAlvaro Garcia AlarconFM2,066·Torneo IRT Clasico Navideno Bogota DC·R6·-7.4

3.[L]vsCarlos A. Juarez FloresIM2,292·2do IRT Cerrado Clasico del Rio Magdalena - Masculino·R2·-4.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
IRT Clasico - Olimpiada por Equipos Kallpa 2026 Team	May 2026	1/2	#67	1723	-7.9	▸
Torneo IRT Clasico Navideno Bogota DC Open Swiss	Dec 2025	6/8	#8	2066	-10.7	▸
2do IRT Cerrado Clasico del Rio Magdalena - Masculino Swiss	Sep 2025	4/6	#6	2190	-3.3	▸

Most-Played Opponents

vsJoshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloGM

🇨🇴COL·2474

+4 −14 =12

30 games·last met Jul 2019

23 games·last met Apr 2025

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vsJuan David BecerraFM

🇨🇴COL·2264

+9 −8 =6

23 games·last met Aug 2022

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vsJohn Jairo CifuentesIM

🇨🇴COL·2114

+7 −7 =5

19 games·last met Dec 2016

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vsMauricio Vargas BenavidesFM

🇨🇴COL·1959

+12 −2 =4

18 games·last met Mar 2026

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Rankings

FIDE (no federation)

#112

out of 953 players

Special

#113

in continent

World

#6,272

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

FIDE (no federation)

1	Andreikin, Dmitry	2,710
2	Svidler, Peter	2,682
3	Murzin, Volodar	2,650
4	Grebnev, Aleksey	2,625
5	Khanin, Semen	2,599
6	Malakhov, Vladimir	2,597
6	Nesterov, Arseniy	2,597
8	Paravyan, David	2,593
9	Rakhmanov, Aleksandr	2,590
10	Najer, Evgeniy	2,583
...
112	Rivera, Alberto	2,239

Special

1	Andreikin, Dmitry	2,710
2	Svidler, Peter	2,682
3	Murzin, Volodar	2,650
4	Grebnev, Aleksey	2,625
5	Khanin, Semen	2,599
6	Malakhov, Vladimir	2,597
6	Nesterov, Arseniy	2,597
8	Paravyan, David	2,593
9	Rakhmanov, Aleksandr	2,590
10	Najer, Evgeniy	2,583
...
113	Rivera, Alberto	2,239

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
6272	Rivera, Alberto	2,239