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Cuartas, Jaime Alexander
GM🇨🇴FIDE 4401190· Male· Colombia· Born in 1975
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Jaime Alexander Cuartas, a 51-year-old Colombian Grandmaster, is rated 2497 and ranked 3rd among Colombian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2497 and 2535 over the past 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Play-Off Final, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 7. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2001 and Jan 2003. His peak of 2548 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2010); he also reached World #411 in Oct 2024 and spent 77 months as Colombian #1, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 34) and IM in 2005 (age 30).
Current rating
2497
Standard
Rpd2441·Blz2456
All-time high
2548
−51 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 35
Jan 2010 · age 35
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Colombian players · of 1,476
77 months in #1 nationally (2006–2025)
77 months in #1 nationally (2006–2025)
Career timeline
22 entries2026
18th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2503
Mar 2026
2025
77 months in National #1
longest streak 26 months · since Oct 2006
Feb 2025
2024
Peak World rank: #411
at age 49 · rated 2535
Oct 2024
19th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2535
Sep 2024
2019
40th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2542
Jun 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 43
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2521 → 2497
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
5W16D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 2425 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #71 | — | -4.7 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | — | -0.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #27 | — | +2.3 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | — | +0.5 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #68 | — | -6.5 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #37 | 2503 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #18 | 2370 | -12.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiguel MunozGM
🇵🇪PER·2316
+4 −3 =12
19 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFilemon CruzIM
🇵🇪PER·2282
+10 −2 =3
15 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsJorge A. Gonzalez RodriguezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2178
+8 −0 =4
12 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsFernando PeraltaGM
🇦🇷ARG·2552
+1 −4 =6
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsOrelvis Perez MitjansGM
🇪🇸ESP·2226
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
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Colombia
#3
out of 2,941 players
Americas
#75
in continent
World
#600
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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