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Becerra Rivero, Julio
GM🇺🇸FIDE 3501728· Male· United States of America· Born in 1973
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Julio Becerra Rivero, a 53-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2408 and sitting in the top 2% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 3 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over, 2025 December 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over, and 2025 U.S. Masters. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2001 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2614 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2009, World #140 at the time).
Competes for United States of America since Jul 2003. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2408
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2536
All-time high
2614
−206 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 36
Jan 2009 · age 36
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#81 · American players · of 4,932
Career timeline
19 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 52
Feb 2025
2024
57th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2427
Nov 2024
2019
44th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2520
Jan 2019
2017
34th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2556
Jul 2017
2009
500 career games
at age 36
Nov 2009
Peak American rank: #13
at age 36 · rated 2614
Jan 2009
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2420 → 2408
Tournaments
6
31 games
Score
22.5/ 3172.6%
15W15D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2379 | +0.3 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2499 | +5.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #51 | 2297 | -11.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2239 | -3.9 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #6 | 2321 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #13 | 2432 | +0.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVaruzhan AkobianGM
🇺🇸USA·2553
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Nov 2021
View head-to-head →
vsCorey AcorFM
🇺🇸USA·2191
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEric RodriguezFM
🇺🇸USA·2239
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2013
View head-to-head →
vsNikola MitkovGM
🇲🇰MKD·2380
+1 −0 =7
8 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsBrejesh ChakrabartiFM
🇺🇸USA·2272
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
United States of America
#81
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#177
in continent
World
#1,526
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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