Ruiz Castillo, Joshua Daniel

Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo, a 29-year-old Colombian Grandmaster, is rated 2474 and ranked 5th among Colombian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 18 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈98/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lone Star Open, 2nd Annual MLK Day Open - Premier, and XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Rapido Abs) and 3 blitz events (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Blitz Abs) recently. His peak of 2510 was reached at age 23 (Feb 2020, Colombian #3 at the time); he spent 48 months in Colombian top 5, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.

Awarded GM in 2019 (age 22), IM in 2012 (age 15), FM in 2010 (age 13), and CM in 2007 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U10, World #95 in U20, World #37 in U18, World #21 in U16, World #39 in U14 and World #3 in U12.