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Palencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo
IM🇨🇴FIDE 4401859· Male· Colombia· Born in 1981
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Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales, a 45-year-old Colombian International Master, is rated 2217 and ranked 37th among Colombian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 6 months. 145 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ODISHA OPEN (THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTERS CHESS FESTIVAL 2025-26 Category 'A' 1900 & Above), 41st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai, and 16 th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025 for Sakthi Group Dr.N.Mahalingam Trophy. Also played 1 rapid (including Torneo Mundialista de Rapidas 2025) and 3 blitz events (including IRT Blitz Aragua 2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Apr 2004 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2387 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2016); he also reached Colombian #14 in Jan 2010.
Competes for Colombia since Jan 2021. Awarded IM in 2004 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #2 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2217
Standard
Rpd2201·Blz2085
All-time high
2387
−170 pts below
Oct 2016 · age 35
Oct 2016 · age 35
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
145 past 12 mo · ≈12/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#37
#37 · Colombian players · of 1,540
Career timeline
28 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 43
Dec 2024
2023
1,000 career games
at age 42
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 42
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 42
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
39th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatoreperf 2471 (+264) · 7/9 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2220 → 2217
Tournaments
16
145 games
Score
70/ 14548.3%
39W62D44L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/10 | #37 | 2136 | -12.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2193 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/10 | #21 | 2241 | +13.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/10 | #25 | 2240 | +13.1 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2.5/9 | #8 | 2094 | -21.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2471 | +67.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #8 | 2135 | -23.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/9 | #9 | 2129 | -22.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2181 | -11.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #6 | 2244 | +3.6 |
Worst Elo result: 33rd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai (-32.8 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRonald Jesus Brizuela AbreuIM
🇻🇪VEN·2283
+7 −4 =18
29 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsFranklin Annervys PalomoFM
🇻🇪VEN·2231
+7 −11 =8
26 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsJorge Samuel Bobadilla VieraIM
🇨🇴COL·2287
+8 −3 =9
20 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsKelvin Antonio Sanchez AlvaresFM
🇻🇪VEN·2173
+4 −5 =10
19 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsRaul ClaverieIM
🇦🇷ARG·2198
+2 −8 =8
18 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#37
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#799
in continent
World
#7,294
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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