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Herrera Ortega, German Alejandro
CM🇻🇪FIDE 3901238· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1977
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German Alejandro Herrera Ortega, a 49-year-old Venezuelan Candidate Master, is rated 2070 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 3 r7-9, Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 9, and Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 8. He took a 22-month break between Oct 2008 and Sep 2010. His peak of 2140 was reached at age 34 (Nov 2011); he also reached Venezuelan #25 in Jul 2009.
Awarded CM in 2014 (age 37).
Current rating
2070
Standard
Rpd2026·Blz2052
All-time high
2140
−70 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 34
Nov 2011 · age 34
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,413 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Mar 2026
1st Venezuelan 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2114
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Mar 2024
2022
2nd Venezuelan 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2121
Apr 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
2106 → 2070
Tournaments
14
31 games
Score
18.5/ 3159.7%
11W15D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJose Antonio Landa Ceballos2,021·Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 5-7·R6·+7.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAsier Etxagibel Larranaga2,106·Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 1-3·R1·-9.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #11 | 1913 | -15.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #743 | 1892 | -16.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1982 | -3.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 2143 | +2.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 2096 | +0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #756 | 2240 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2723 | +5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #702 | 1953 | -4.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #41 | 1873 | -16.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #252 | 2228 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJorge Luis Sanchez ManzanaresFM
🇵🇦PAN·1983
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsRuben Abraham Ulloa CastilloCM
🇵🇦PAN·2176
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsJorge Luis Baules RodriguezIM
🇵🇦PAN·2283
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsOrlando Andres Leon ArchibaldoFM
🇵🇦PAN·2186
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2019
View head-to-head →
vsAdrian Alonso Fuentes ManriqueFM
🇵🇦PAN·2121
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2018
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Venezuela
#66
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#1,928
in continent
World
#18,413
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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