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Montoya Cabrera, Ernesto Alejandro
🇻🇪FIDE 3969886· Male· Venezuela· Born in 2004
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Ernesto Alejandro Montoya Cabrera, a 22-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1986 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +88 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IX Torneo Sub 2400 Club Ajedrez V Centenario, Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera A Rondas 12-13, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera A Rondas 8-11. Also played 3 rapid events (including Campeonato de Madrid de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos 2025-2026 Rondas 5-10) recently. He took a 29-month break between Aug 2019 and Feb 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #20, #27 and #28 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1986
Standard
Rpd1756·Blz1782
All-time high
1986
at best
Apr 2026 · age 22
Apr 2026 · age 22
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,771
#29,771 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
48th Venezuelan 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 1986
May 2026
All-time peak 1986
at age 22
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 21
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1592 → 1800
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
20th Venezuelan U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1675
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
1928 → 1986
Tournaments
12
50 games
Score
31.5/ 5063.0%
27W9D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #16 | 2120 | +27.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 2072 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #124 | 1249 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #81 | 2126 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #93 | 1238 | -7.6 |
Rankings
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Venezuela
#133
out of 1,597 players
Americas
#3,150
in continent
World
#29,771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Venezuela
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Americas
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World
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