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Barba Cepeda, Julio Cesar
🇪🇨FIDE 3639886· Male· Ecuador· Born in 1958
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Julio Cesar Barba Cepeda, a 68-year-old player, is rated 1502 — just 6 short of his peak of 1508 (Mar 2024, age 66). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Nov 2023 and Jan 2025. Recent appearance: XIII Campeonato Panamericano de Ajedrez 2025 Para Ciegos y Disminuidos Visuales Ciegos.
Current rating
1502
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1508
−6 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 66
Mar 2024 · age 66
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#184,964
#184,964 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 67
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+324 Elo)
1180 → 1504
Jan 2025
2024
4th 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1508
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 66
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 66
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 66
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
XIII Campeonato Panamericano de Ajedrez 2025 Para Ciegos y Disminuidos Visuales Ciegos · Oct 2025 · +24.3 Elo
Evolution
+12
1490 → 1502
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #33 | 1835 | +12.4 |
Rankings
/
Ecuador
#410
out of 840 players
Americas
#22,412
in continent
World
#184,907
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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