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Ramos Caldera, Cesar
CM🇹🇹FIDE 3901513· Male· Trinidad and Tobago· Born in 1945
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Cesar Ramos Caldera, a 81-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1813. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 14 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festival de Ajedrez Centesimo Sexto Aniversario del Nacimiento del GM Julio Bolbochan, Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Boveda, and IRT Clasico Dia de la Independencia. Also played 2 blitz events (including Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Boveda - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2178 was reached at age 60 (Jul 2005, #3 nationally at the time); he spent 15 months in top 5.
Competes for Trinidad and Tobago since Mar 2019. Awarded CM in 2014 (age 69).
Current rating
1813
Standard
Rpd1860·Blz1788
All-time high
2178
−365 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 60
Jul 2005 · age 60
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#72,297
#72,297 · players worldwide · of 218,279
15 months in National top 5 (2005–2010)
15 months in National top 5 (2005–2010)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
1st 80+ player nationally
at age 81 · rated 1829
Mar 2026
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1793 → returned at 1863
Aug 2023
2021
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 76 · rated 1871
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1871 → returned at 1793
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 74
Mar 2019
Switched federation: VEN → TTO
at age 74
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1843 → 1813
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
9/ 1560.0%
9W0D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #20 | 1716 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #24 | 1838 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #39 | 2311 | -17.6 |
Worst Elo result: Festival de Ajedrez Centesimo Sexto Aniversario del Nacimiento del GM Julio Bolbochan (-18.0 Elo, finished #20).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRyan HarperFM
🇹🇹TTO·2085
+2 −11 =2
15 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsAndrew BowlesCM
🇹🇹TTO·1733
+9 −2 =1
12 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsKevin CupidFM
🇹🇹TTO·2151
+2 −9 =0
11 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsAdrian Winter AtwellFM
🇹🇹TTO·2111
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsMario MerrittFM
🇹🇹TTO·2143
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2019
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Rankings
/
Trinidad and Tobago
#32
out of 187 players
Americas
#8,280
in continent
World
#72,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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