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Zuluaga, Nicolas

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FIDEFIDE 4405900· Male· Colombia· Born in 1960

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Nicolas Zuluaga, a 66-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1690. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 8 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈20/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 de Ajedrez Social Elo 0 a 1700 In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierro. Also played 7 rapid (including IRT Rapido por equipos Fiestas del Progreso Dosquebradas 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Torneo IRT Blitz de Ajedrez Social In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierro) recently. His peak of 1813 was reached at age 57 (Feb 2017).

Current rating

1690

Standard

Rpd1703·Blz1696

All-time high

1813

−123 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 57

Activity

33

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#113,622

#113,622 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
36th Colombian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1690
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1626 → 1765
Mar 2024
2022
27th Colombian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1650
Apr 2022
100 career games
at age 62
Feb 2022
2019
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1752 → returned at 1740
Dec 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Nov 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027
perf 2118 (+428) · 4.5/5 · #32
Top opponent
vs Jose Moises Mera Rivas 1,922
Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 · Apr 2026 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
-7
1697 → 1690
Tournaments
7
49 games
Score
25.5/ 4952.0%
22W7D20L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/5#322118+13.0
XXXI Torneo Internacional Clasico Feria de Manizales 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#901916-6.4
Torneo IRT de Ajedrez Social Elo 0 a 1700 In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierro
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/1#322419-1.6
IRT Clasico Gran Circuito de Ajedrez de Risaralda 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/5#251831+7.8
XV IRT Aficionados Raza Elo 0 a 1799 Medellin 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/4#971512-30.2
IRT Santander Piensa en Grande 2025 Open Sub 1800
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/6#161896-2.2
Semifinal de Mayores Absoluto Pre Selectivo Final Nacional Selectivo Olimpiada Uzbekistan 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/7#651895+12.2
Worst Elo result: XV IRT Aficionados Raza Elo 0 a 1799 Medellin 2025 (-30.2 Elo, finished #97).

Most-Played Opponents

vsCarlos Orlando Jaramillo Castrillon
🇨🇴COL·1819
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel Eduardo Lopez IdarragaFM
🇨🇴COL·1993
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
vsSaulo De Jesus Torres
🇨🇴COL·1778
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2022
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Colombia
#833
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#13,701
in continent
World
#113,618
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Americas
1
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