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Vargas Benavides, Mauricio
FM🇨🇴FIDE 4404572· Male· Colombia· Born in 1982
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Mauricio Vargas Benavides, a 44-year-old Colombian FIDE Master, is rated 1959. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Distrital Amateur Categoria Sub-2300 Absoluto, XXXI Torneo Internacional Clasico Feria de Manizales 2026, and Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Abs. Also played 9 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Rapido Abs) and 6 blitz events (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Blitz Abs) recently. He took a 13-month break between Mar 2010 and May 2011. His peak of 2198 was reached at age 35 (Jun 2017, Colombian #62 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 32).
Current rating
1959
Standard
Rpd2062·Blz1933
All-time high
2198
−239 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 35
Jun 2017 · age 35
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34,834
#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
May 2024
2023
7th Colombian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2125
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Sep 2022
2017
Peak Colombian rank: #62
at age 35 · rated 2198
Jun 2017
All-time peak 2198
at age 35 · −239 from today
Jun 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 33
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1935 → 1959
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
8.5/ 1750.0%
6W5D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsSantiago Lopez RayoIM2,363·Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Abs·R2·+8.6
3.[W]vsDavid Alejandro Vargas Diaz1,888·Campeonato Distrital Amateur Categoria Sub-2300 Absoluto·R5·+8.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 2225 | +37.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #74 | 2046 | +3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/5 | #77 | 1773 | -15.8 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Abs (-15.8 Elo, finished #77).
Most-Played Opponents
vsEfrain ValleFM
🇨🇴COL·1961
+7 −22 =7
36 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsJoshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloGM
🇨🇴COL·2474
+3 −20 =3
26 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsJuan David BecerraFM
🇨🇴COL·2264
+3 −17 =1
21 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsSoren Federico Obando GuzmanFM
🇨🇴COL·2177
+10 −7 =3
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlberto RiveraIM
FID·2239
+2 −12 =4
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#210
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#3,726
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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