What is Gamboa, Nelson's FIDE rating?

Gamboa, Nelson's current standard FIDE rating is 2263.

What is Gamboa, Nelson's rapid rating?

Gamboa, Nelson's current FIDE rapid rating is 2236.

What is Gamboa, Nelson's blitz rating?

Gamboa, Nelson's current FIDE blitz rating is 2249.

What is Gamboa, Nelson's world ranking?

Gamboa, Nelson is currently ranked #5,347 in the world (standard rating).

What is Gamboa, Nelson's ranking in Colombia?

Gamboa, Nelson is currently ranked #24 in Colombia.

What is Gamboa, Nelson's continental ranking?

Gamboa, Nelson is currently ranked #590 in their continent.

What is Gamboa, Nelson's ranking in the 60-65 category?

Gamboa, Nelson is ranked #1 in Colombia in the 60-65 age group.

What is Gamboa, Nelson's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Gamboa, Nelson's all-time peak standard rating is 2402.

When did Gamboa, Nelson receive their first FIDE rating?

Gamboa, Nelson first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

What is Gamboa, Nelson's chess title?

Gamboa, Nelson holds the FIDE title of IM.

Which federation does Gamboa, Nelson represent?

Gamboa, Nelson represents Colombia (COL).

How old is Gamboa, Nelson?

Gamboa, Nelson was born in 1962 and is 64 years old.

When did Gamboa, Nelson reach their peak rating?

Gamboa, Nelson reached their peak standard rating of 2402 in 2007, at age 45.

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Gamboa, Nelson

IM🇨🇴

FIDE 4400151· Male· Colombia· Born in 1962

Nelson Gamboa, a 64-year-old Colombian player. currently rated 2263 in Standard, career peak of 2402 (Apr 2007). He had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 17 months (2003–2004), 34 months (2007–2010), 28 months (2016–2018), 59 months (2018–2023), 13 months (2024–2025).

Current rating

2263

Standard

Rpd2236·Blz2249

All-time high

2402

−139 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 45

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#24

in Colombia · of 1,513

Career timeline

14 entries

2024

Inactive for 13 months

paused at 2278 → returned at 2263

Sep 2024

2018

Inactive for 59 months

paused at 2322 → returned at 2301

Sep 2018

2016

Inactive for 28 months

paused at 2327 → returned at 2322

Apr 2016

2007

Inactive for 34 months

paused at 2378 → returned at 2389

Oct 2007

Peak Colombian rank: #8

at age 45 · rated 2402

Apr 2007

Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)

2366 → 2402

Apr 2007

Recent Results (last 12 months)

Evolution

-15

2278 → 2263

Score

1/ 333.3%

1W0D2L

Standard rating history

Rankings

/

Colombia

#24

out of 2,989 players

Americas

#590

in continent

World

#5,347

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

Colombia

1	🇨🇴Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel	2,543
2	🇨🇴Avila Pavas, Santiago	2,504
3	🇨🇴Cuartas, Jaime Alexander	2,498
4	🇨🇴Garcia Pantoja, Roberto	2,497
5	🇨🇴Barrientos, Sergio E	2,474
6	🇨🇴Ruiz Castillo, Joshua Daniel	2,472
7	🇨🇴Lopez Rayo, Santiago	2,414
8	🇨🇴Sanchez, Sebastian Felipe	2,412
9	🇨🇴Martinez Romero, Martin	2,395
10	🇨🇴Rios Gomez, Cristhian Camilo	2,385
...
24	🇨🇴Gamboa, Nelson	2,263

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,810
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,793
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
4	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
5	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,728
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,718
8	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
590	🇨🇴Gamboa, Nelson	2,263

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,840
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,810
3	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,793
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,780
5	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,762
6	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,759
7	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,754
7	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,754
9	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,753
10	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,751
...
5347	🇨🇴Gamboa, Nelson	2,263

FIDE Games Detail

Last scraped: 2026-04-16

Scrape games

PeriodsTypeDelay (s)

3 Standard games (last 12 months)

2025-11STDXV IRT Internacional Raza Medellin 2025Elo 2263

Opponent	Elo	Res.	Δ Elo	♟
Diaz Larrea, Juan ManuelCOL	1962	1	+1.3	♚
Moncada Correa, SaraCOL	2063	0	-7.7	♔
Ortiz Lopera, Miguel AngelCOL	2007	0	-8.3	♚