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Betancourt Navas, Jose Luis
🇻🇪FIDE 3907678· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1981
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Jose Luis Betancourt Navas, a 45-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1967. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: III Sampa Chess Open 2026 STD and Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including III Sampa Chess Open 2026 RPD) and 6 blitz events (including Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026 - Super Blitz) recently. He took a 65-month break between Sep 2019 and Mar 2025 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2070 was reached at age 31 (Aug 2012, Venezuelan #86 at the time).
Current rating
1967
Standard
Rpd1935·Blz1914
All-time high
2070
−103 pts below
Aug 2012 · age 31
Aug 2012 · age 31
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#33,248
#33,248 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
16th Venezuelan 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1967
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1933 → 1967
Mar 2026
2019
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1933
Sep 2019
100 career games
at age 38
Sep 2019
2012
Peak Venezuelan rank: #86
at age 31 · rated 2069
Sep 2012
Crossed 2000
at age 31
Aug 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1933 → 1967
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
9W3D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #94 | 1951 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/10 | #102 | 2063 | +34.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarkel Sanchez Cano
🇻🇪VEN·1990
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsGabriel Anton Salazar OlchowskiFM
🇻🇪VEN·2159
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsCarlos Rafael Arcangel Carmona Carrillo
🇪🇸ESP·1931
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFreddy Alberto Toro Rojas
🇻🇪VEN·1959
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met May 2015
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vsJuan Jose Perdomo Arvelaez
🇻🇪VEN·2135
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2017
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Rankings
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Venezuela
#148
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#3,545
in continent
World
#33,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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