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Aponte Castillo, Jose Ernesto
🇨🇴FIDE 4402960· Male· Colombia· Born in 1976
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Jose Ernesto Aponte Castillo, a 50-year-old Colombian player, is rated 2052 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027, XXXI Torneo Internacional Clasico Feria de Manizales 2026, and Torneo IRT Clasico Navideno Bogota DC. Also played 6 rapid (including Torneo IRT Abierto Preparatorio Juegos Nacionales Rapido 2025) and 10 blitz events (including I IRT Blitz Feria de las Flores 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006), 27 months (2012–2014) and 41 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2219 was reached at age 34 (May 2010, Colombian #52 at the time).
Current rating
2052
Standard
Rpd2079·Blz2063
All-time high
2219
−167 pts below
May 2010 · age 34
May 2010 · age 34
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,540 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
2nd Colombian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2059
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
Jun 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 47
Nov 2023
2019
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2071 → returned at 2047
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Sep 2018
10th Colombian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2184
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
2021 → 2052
Tournaments
10
73 games
Score
47.5/ 7365.1%
41W13D19L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlejandro Mora MunozFM2,069·Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027·R6·+10.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJuan Esteban Cardona Duque1,883·Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027·R4·-14.7
3.[L]vsCarolina Mazariegos KummerfeldtWIM1,871·3er IRT Cerrado Clasico Del Rio Magdalena-Absoluto·R3·-14.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/7 | #8 | 2025 | +0.4 |
Team | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 2000 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #2 | 2052 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #41 | 2014 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #19 | 2149 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2074 | +12.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #9 | 2061 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 2027 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid ArenasGM
🇨🇴COL·2339
+1 −10 =1
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJhon David CastanedaFM
🇨🇴COL·2118
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsHenry Panesso RiveraIM
🇨🇴COL·2356
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLuis Guillermo BlandonIM
🇨🇴COL·2212
+4 −6 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAlejandro Rios ParraIM
🇨🇴COL·2169
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#113
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#2,147
in continent
World
#20,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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