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Ruiz, Alciguel
FM🇨🇴FIDE 4400372· Male· Colombia· Born in 1953
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Alciguel Ruiz, a 73-year-old Colombian FIDE Master, is rated 2191 and ranked 44th among Colombian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 38 months (2001–2005), 20 months (2005–2007), 20 months (2007–2009), 39 months (2016–2020) and 70 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Abs. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Rapido Abs) and 1 blitz events (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Blitz Abs) recently. His peak of 2278 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2001); he also reached Colombian #35 in Jul 2001.
Awarded FM in 2008 (age 55) and CM in 2007 (age 54).
Current rating
2191
Standard
Rpd2159·Blz2065
All-time high
2278
−87 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 48
Jan 2001 · age 48
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44
#44 · Colombian players · of 1,540
Career timeline
25 entries2025
98th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2191
Dec 2025
2020
1st Colombian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2199
Oct 2020
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 2199 → returned at 2191
Jan 2020
2016
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2199 → returned at 2199
Sep 2016
2015
2nd Colombian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2220
Jun 2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Absperf 2287 (+96) · 4/5 · #26
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
2199 → 2191
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #26 | 2287 | -7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloGM
🇨🇴COL·2474
+7 −11 =11
29 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsJuan David BecerraFM
🇨🇴COL·2264
+7 −9 =4
20 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsAlberto RiveraIM
FID·2239
+2 −7 =5
14 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsAlejandro AcostaIM
🇨🇴COL·2292
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsGerardo Motta LeonCM
🇨🇴COL·2048
+8 −3 =2
13 games·last met Jan 2017
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#44
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#949
in continent
World
#8,674
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Colombia
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Americas
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World
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