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Velez, Luis Fernando
🇨🇴FIDE 4411625· Male· Colombia· Born in 1975
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Luis Fernando Velez, a 51-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1770 — just 19 short of his peak of 1789 (Mar 2024, age 49). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2012–2014), 24 months (2014–2016), 57 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included) and 37 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: 4to IRT Abierto Clasico del Rio Magdalena-Absoluto. Also played 1 rapid (including 5to Circuito de Ajedrez Rapido de Boyaca) and 1 blitz events (including 5to Circuito de Ajedrez Blitz de Boyaca) recently.
Current rating
1770
Standard
Rpd1848·Blz1850
All-time high
1789
−19 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 49
Mar 2024 · age 49
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#85,841
#85,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
20th Colombian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1770
Jun 2026
2024
All-time peak 1789
at age 49 · −19 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1648 → returned at 1770
Sep 2022
33rd Colombian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1654
Apr 2022
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Nov 2021
Best 12-month gain (+32 Elo)
1709 → 1741
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1789 → 1770
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsHector Jose Linares OrellanaFM2,118·4to IRT Abierto Clasico del Rio Magdalena-Absoluto·R3·+7.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJenny Fernanda Santiago SontayWCM1,771·4to IRT Abierto Clasico del Rio Magdalena-Absoluto·R7·-10.0
3.[L]vsCarolina Mazariegos KummerfeldtWIM1,871·4to IRT Abierto Clasico del Rio Magdalena-Absoluto·R2·-7.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 1990 | -19.0 |
Rankings
/
Colombia
#610
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#10,010
in continent
World
#85,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Colombia
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Americas
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World
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