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Barrientos, Sergio E
GM🇨🇴FIDE 4401824· Male· Colombia· Born in 1986
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Sergio E Barrientos, a 40-year-old Colombian Grandmaster, is rated 2476 and ranked 5th among Colombian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert, Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026, and XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral. Also played 5 rapid (including TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ RAPIDO GUAYAQUIL CAPITAL AMERICANA DEL DEPORTE CAT. ABIERTA) and 4 blitz events (including Torneo Mundialista de Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2519 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2012); he also reached Colombian #2 in Nov 2010 and spent 41 months in Colombian top 3.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 25), IM in 2006 (age 20), and FM in 2002 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #59 in U20, World #48 in U18 and #1 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2476
Standard
Rpd2414·Blz2408
All-time high
2519
−43 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 26
Jan 2012 · age 26
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Colombian players · of 1,476
41 months in National top 3 (2004–2019)
41 months in National top 3 (2004–2019)
Career timeline
21 entries2019
41 months in national top 3
longest streak 15 months · since Jan 2004
Feb 2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Feb 2019
2013
1,000 career games
at age 27
Aug 2013
2012
All-time peak 2519
at age 26 · −43 from today
Jan 2012
2011
Re-crossed 2500
at age 25
Jul 2011
GM title awardedGM
at age 25 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2011
May 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
TERCERA EDICION DEL CAMPEONATO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "AGUASCALIENTES 2025"perf 2555 (+113) · 7/9 · #3
Top opponent
Best comeback
TERCERA EDICION DEL CAMPEONATO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "AGUASCALIENTES 2025"finished #3 (seeded #11 of 100)
Evolution
+51
2425 → 2476
Tournaments
6
49 games
Score
36.5/ 4974.5%
29W15D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2488 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #16 | 2481 | +6.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2526 | +10.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2479 | +10.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/8 | #18 | 2418 | +2.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2555 | +16.8 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlder Escobar ForeroGM
🇨🇴COL·2414
+3 −3 =30
36 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsCristhian Camilo Rios GomezGM
🇨🇴COL·2405
+6 −11 =17
34 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEsteban Alb Valderrama QuicenoIM
🇨🇴COL·2376
+6 −7 =15
28 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsDavid ArenasGM
🇨🇴COL·2339
+8 −7 =12
27 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlejandro MateusFM
🇨🇴COL·2229
+19 −1 =6
26 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#5
out of 2,941 players
Americas
#96
in continent
World
#771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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