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Vargas Arteaga, Alexis

Vargas Arteaga, Alexis

FM🇨🇴

FIDEFIDE 4406656· Male· Colombia· Born in 1989

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Alexis Vargas Arteaga, a 37-year-old Colombian FIDE Master, is rated 2368 — his current career high and ranked 12th among Colombian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +149 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier, 2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Rounds 2-9 plus postponed, and 2025 Burwood IM Round Robin. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 Burwood Open Blitz August) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2011–2013) and 19 months (2022–2024). He reached Colombian #13 in May 2026.

Awarded FM in 2018 (age 29). At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2368

Standard

Rpd2257·Blz2212

All-time high

2368

at best
May 2026 · age 37

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#12

#12 · Colombian players · of 1,540

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
Peak Colombian rank: #13
at age 37 · rated 2368
May 2026
All-time peak 2368
at age 37
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
2163 → 2323
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 37
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
May 2025
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2222 → returned at 2195
Dec 2022

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Rounds 2-9 plus postponed
perf 2499 (+176) · 6.5/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Temur KuybokarovGM 2,548
2026 O2C Doeberl Cup Premier · Apr 2026 · +14.8 Elo
Evolution
+133
22352368
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
19.5/ 2675.0%
16W7D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20267/9#22516+45.0
Round-Robin
Feb 20266.5/8#12499+42.0
Round-Robin
Oct 20256/9#42419+45.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Colombia
#12
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#266
in continent
World
#2,279
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Colombia
1
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2
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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
...
12🇨🇴Vargas Arteaga, Alexis2,368
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
...
266🇨🇴Vargas Arteaga, Alexis2,368
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
2279🇨🇴Vargas Arteaga, Alexis2,368