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Escobar Forero, Alder

GM🇨🇴INACTIVE · since April 2025

FIDEFIDE 4400801· Male· Colombia· Born in 1977

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Alder Escobar Forero, a 49-year-old Colombian Grandmaster, is rated 2414 and ranked 7th among Colombian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 46 rated games per year and took a 34-month break between Jan 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2524 was reached at age 38 (Nov 2015); he also reached Colombian #1 in Oct 2014 and spent 28 months as Colombian #1.

Awarded GM in 2014 (age 37) and IM in 2001 (age 24).

Current rating

2414

Standard

Rpd2413·Blz2381

All-time high

2524

−110 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 38

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#7

#7 · Colombian players · of 1,476
28 months in #1 nationally (2014–2017)

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2414 → still inactive
Apr 2025
2023
56th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2450
Nov 2023
2020
53rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2510
Oct 2020
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2510 → returned at 2473
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 42
Sep 2019
1,000 career games
at age 42
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2414 → 2414

Most-Played Opponents

vsSergio E BarrientosGM
🇨🇴COL·2476
+3 −3 =30
36 games·last met Jan 2023
View head-to-head →
vsCristhian Camilo Rios GomezGM
🇨🇴COL·2405
+5 −5 =23
33 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsJhon Edison Munoz GalvezFM
🇨🇴COL·2230
+15 −6 =4
25 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsDavid ArenasGM
🇨🇴COL·2339
+6 −7 =10
23 games·last met Nov 2023
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel Eduardo Lopez IdarragaFM
🇨🇴COL·1993
+16 −4 =1
21 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Colombia
#7
out of 2,941 players
Americas
#171
in continent
World
#1,448
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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2
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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3
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6
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7
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7
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10
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