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Rondon Zapata, Ricardo Alfonso
🇻🇪FIDE 3970540· Male· Venezuela· Born in 2003
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Ricardo Alfonso Rondon Zapata, a 23-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1695 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: IRT Calentando Motores 2026 and 2do IRT Asociacion de Ajedrez del Estado Anzoategui. Also played 3 rapid (including IRT RAPIDO 1ER ANIVERSARIO DE LA FUNDACION TUAJEDREZ - EDO. MONAGAS) and 4 blitz events (including IRT Blitz Ciudad de Puerto La Cruz) recently. He took a 39-month break between Apr 2019 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #38 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1695
Standard
Rpd1733·Blz1773
All-time high
1695
at best
Mar 2026 · age 23
Mar 2026 · age 23
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,772
#111,772 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1695
at age 23
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+411 Elo)
1243 → 1654
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 21
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 21
Feb 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1686 → 1695
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
6W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/3 | #7 | 2511 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #23 | 2151 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSamuel David Caraballo Briceno
🇻🇪VEN·1720
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJose Gabriel Hernandez Galicia
🇻🇪VEN·1848
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVincenzo Palladino Guayapero
🇻🇪VEN·1865
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVictor Manuel Cardenas Chavez
🇻🇪VEN·1813
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsRicardo Jose Rodriguez Garcia
🇻🇪VEN·2119
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Venezuela
#440
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#13,436
in continent
World
#111,769
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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