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Marquez, Benjamin
🇨🇴FIDE 4412826· Male· Colombia· Born in 1958
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Benjamin Marquez, a 68-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1903. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT Sub 1900 Clasico Preparando el Suramericano 2025, ITT SANTANDER PIENSA EN GRANDE 2025, and IRT Campeonato Departamental de Santander 2024-2025. Also played 7 rapid (including IRT Rapido preparando Olimpiada Sub 16 2025) and 1 blitz events (including IRT Departamental de Santander 2025 Modalidad Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2011–2012) and 59 months (2014–2019). His peak of 2083 was reached at age 53 (May 2011).
Current rating
1903
Standard
Rpd1962·Blz1886
All-time high
2083
−180 pts below
May 2011 · age 53
May 2011 · age 53
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,387
#47,387 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
100 career games
at age 66
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1879 → 1918
Mar 2024
11th Colombian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1864
Feb 2024
2020
9th Colombian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2000
Oct 2020
2014
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 2003 → returned at 2000
Nov 2014
24th Colombian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2005
Oct 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
1884 → 1903
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
15/ 2268.2%
14W2D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJohan Sebastia Carvajal Barreto1,874·IRT Campeonato Departamental de Santander 2024-2025·R7·+9.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/5 | #1 | 2504 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #19 | 1843 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #9 | 2138 | +15.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJulian MartinezFM
🇨🇴COL·2005
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSergio Rafael Suarez PintoCM
🇨🇴COL·2064
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsEmmanuel Alejandro Pabon Arevalo
🇨🇴COL·1902
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAndres Mauricio Moreno Hernandez
🇨🇴COL·1738
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMayra Xiomara Remolina Garcia
🇨🇴COL·1669
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#299
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#5,222
in continent
World
#47,386
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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