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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 standard appearances include IRT Calentando Motores 2026, 2do IRT Asociacion de Ajedrez del Estado Anzoategui, and IRT Clasico Sub 2000 - XXXIX Aniversario Academia Amigos Ajedrecistas de Anzoategui. Also played 2 rapid (including IRT RAPIDO 1ER ANIVERSARIO DE LA FUNDACION TUAJEDREZ - EDO. MONAGAS) and 3 blitz events (including III IRT Hibrido Blitz America Latina y el Caribe) 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
Rpd1711·Blz1780
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
#111,503
#111,503 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
IRT Clasico Sub 2000 - XXXIX Aniversario Academia Amigos Ajedrecistas de Anzoateguiperf 1798 (+112) · 3/6 · #17
Top opponent
IRT Clasico Sub 2000 - XXXIX Aniversario Academia Amigos Ajedrecistas de Anzoategui · May 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
+28
1667 → 1695
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
7W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 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 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3/6 | #17 | 1798 | +20.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Venezuela
#442
out of 1,597 players
Americas
#13,433
in continent
World
#111,501
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Venezuela
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| 442 | 1,695 | |
Americas
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| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
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| 13433 | 1,695 | |
World
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| 111501 | 1,695 | |