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Salej Higgins,Jorge Elias

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FIDEFIDE 4404416· Male· Colombia· Born in 1958

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Jorge Elias Salej Higgins, a 68-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1956. He has fluctuated between 1945 and 2010 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: IRT Clasico FICM Mayo 2026 and 53rd Annual World Open - U2200. Also played 3 rapid (including 6ta Batalla x Equipos) and 2 blitz events (including IRT Media Maraton Blitz octubre FICM) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 15 months (2010–2011), 18 months (2012–2013), 18 months (2015–2017), 31 months (2017–2019) and 68 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2128 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2010).

Current rating

1956

Standard

Rpd1935·Blz1967

All-time high

2128

−172 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 52

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#35,444

#35,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
6th Colombian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1975
Jun 2025
2020
9th Colombian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2010
Aug 2020
2019
Inactive for 68 months
paused at 2010 → returned at 1975
Sep 2019
2017
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2060 → returned at 2010
Jan 2017
2015
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2066 → returned at 2060
Jun 2015
2014
15th Colombian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2114
Jun 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
IRT Clasico FICM Mayo 2026
perf 2037 (+81) · 4/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs Johnny Rafael Pacheco Gutierrez 1,940
IRT Clasico FICM Mayo 2026 · May 2026 · +9.5 Elo
Evolution
-19
1975 → 1956
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
5W5D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJulian Ma1,767·53rd Annual World Open - U2200·R7·-14.7
2.[L]vsVarun Gurramkonda1,785·53rd Annual World Open - U2200·R3·-14.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
IRT Clasico FICM Mayo 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/5#52037+11.2
53rd Annual World Open - U2200
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/7#1301811-30.4
Worst Elo result: 53rd Annual World Open - U2200 (-30.4 Elo, finished #130).

Rankings

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Colombia
#215
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#3,818
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Colombia
1
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2
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2,516
3
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2,497
4
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2,475
5
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2,474
6
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2,467
7
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2,418
8
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2,405
9
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2,403
10
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2,390
...
215🇨🇴Salej Higgins,Jorge Elias1,956
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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3818🇨🇴Salej Higgins,Jorge Elias1,956
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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35443🇨🇴Salej Higgins,Jorge Elias1,956