Format
Vargas Arteaga, Alexis
FM🇨🇴FIDE 4406656· Male· Colombia· Born in 1989
Follow Alexis Vargas ArteagaTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
May 2026 · age 37
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Colombian players · of 1,540
Career timeline
15 entries2026
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 postponedperf 2499 (+176) · 6.5/8 · #1
Evolution
+133
2235 → 2368
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
19.5/ 2675.0%
16W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGeorge Wendi XieIM2,306·2026 Burwood IM Summer Round Robin Rounds 2-9 plus postponed·R7·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2516 | +45.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #1 | 2499 | +42.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2419 | +45.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Camilo TorresIM
🇨🇴COL·2264
+7 −8 =2
17 games·last met Aug 2022
View head-to-head →
vsEsteban Alb Valderrama QuicenoIM
🇨🇴COL·2383
+3 −9 =3
15 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsMaria Paula Hernandez FonsecaWIM
🇨🇴COL·1967
+9 −1 =4
14 games·last met Jan 2023
View head-to-head →
vsSebastian Felipe SanchezIM
🇨🇴COL·2390
+1 −7 =5
13 games·last met Dec 2022
View head-to-head →
vsAndres Felipe Gallego AlcarazGM
🇨🇴COL·2486
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2017
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
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 | 🇨🇴Follow Jose Gabriel Cardoso CardosoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,527 |
| 2 | 🇨🇴Follow Santiago Avila PavasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,516 |
| 3 | 🇨🇴Follow Jaime Alexander CuartasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,497 |
| 4 | 🇨🇴Follow Roberto Garcia PantojaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,475 |
| 5 | 🇨🇴Follow Joshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,474 |
| 6 | 🇨🇴Follow Sergio E BarrientosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,467 |
| 7 | 🇨🇴Follow Santiago Lopez RayoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,418 |
| 8 | 🇨🇴Follow Cristhian Camilo Rios GomezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,405 |
| 9 | 🇨🇴Follow Martin Martinez RomeroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,403 |
| 10 | 🇨🇴Follow Sebastian Felipe SanchezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,390 |
| ... | ||
| 12 | 2,368 | |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,742 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 266 | 2,368 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 2279 | 2,368 | |