Garcia Pantoja, Roberto

Roberto Garcia Pantoja, a 34-year-old Colombian Grandmaster, is rated 2484 and ranked 4th among Colombian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Rio Chess Masters 2026, Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026, and Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Abs. Also played 4 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Rapido Abs) and 6 blitz events (including American Continental Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Oct 2021 and Nov 2022. His peak of 2550 was reached at age 32 (Jun 2024); he also reached World #346 in Sep 2024 and spent 55 months as Colombian #1, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.

Competes for Colombia since Jun 2023. Awarded GM in 2019 (age 27), IM in 2013 (age 21), and FM in 2009 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #67 in U20, World #54 in U18, World #85 in U16, World #44 in U14 and World #36 in U12.