Format
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Principe, Gerson
FM🇵🇪FIDE 3804550· Male· Peru· Born in 1995
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Gerson Principe, a 31-year-old Peruvian FIDE Master, is rated 2171 and sitting in the top 3% of Peruvian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 14 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent appearances: Torneo Selectivo al Campeonato Continental Absoluto - Peru 2026 and Campeonato Regional Superior Metropolitano Absoluto 2025 - Ritmo Standard. Also played 4 rapid (including II Campeonato Nacional de Ajedrez Amateur 2025 RAPIDO Sub 2300) and 4 blitz events (including TORNEO DE AJEDREZ "JAQUE MATE O CALABAZA 2025") recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2013–2015) and 14 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2300 was reached at age 22 (May 2017); he also reached Peruvian #20 in Sep 2019.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #4, #5, #2, #4 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2171
Standard
Rpd2211·Blz2183
All-time high
2300
−129 pts below
May 2017 · age 22
May 2017 · age 22
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#52 · Peruvian players · of 1,723
Career timeline
17 entries2019
Peak Peruvian rank: #20
at age 24 · rated 2265
Sep 2019
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2266 → returned at 2265
Mar 2018
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Jan 2018
2017
Crossed 2300
at age 22
May 2017
All-time peak 2300
at age 22 · −129 from today
May 2017
2015
4th Peruvian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2257
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2176 → 2171
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
9/ 1464.3%
6W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #6 | 2108 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #10 | 2085 | -9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander PrincipeFM
🇵🇪PER·2295
+0 −1 =11
12 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsMarco Delgado Romero
🇵🇪PER·2373
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMarco PachecoIM
🇵🇪PER·2357
+0 −6 =4
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJesus SuasnabarCM
🇵🇪PER·2187
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsFernando Miguel Fernandez SanchezIM
🇵🇪PER·2355
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
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Peru
#52
out of 2,434 players
Americas
#1,065
in continent
World
#9,856
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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