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Florez Salazar, Luis Angel

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FIDEFIDE 4416856· Male· Colombia· Born in 1995

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Luis Angel Florez Salazar, a 31-year-old Colombian FIDE Master, is rated 2259 — his current career high and ranked 26th among Colombian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional, XXXI Torneo Internacional Clasico Feria de Manizales 2026, and Torneo IRT de Ajedrez Social In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierro. Also played 13 rapid (including Torneo Nacional de Mayores Rapido Absoluto 2025) and 13 blitz events (including Torneo Nacional de Mayores Blitz Absoluto 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2014–2015), 12 months (2016–2017) and 20 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). He reached Colombian #26 in May 2026.

Awarded FM in 2025 (age 30). At junior level, he reached #15, #16 and #30 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2259

Standard

Rpd2220·Blz2180

All-time high

2259

at best
May 2026 · age 31

Activity

46

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

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

Signature stat

#26

#26 · Colombian players · of 1,540

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
Peak Colombian rank: #26
at age 31 · rated 2259
May 2026
All-time peak 2259
at age 31
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Dec 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 30
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2156 → returned at 2143
Dec 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
XXXI Torneo Internacional Clasico Feria de Manizales 2026
perf 2372 (+128) · 7/8 · #4
Top opponent
vs Gabriel FlomGM 2,422
XXXI Torneo Internacional Clasico Feria de Manizales 2026 · Jan 2026 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
+72
2187 → 2259
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
24/ 3372.7%
22W4D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional
Open Swiss
Mar 20266/9#92278+15.4
XXXI Torneo Internacional Clasico Feria de Manizales 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20267/8#42372+29.6
Torneo IRT de Ajedrez Social In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierro
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/7#42304+22.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsJuan Sebastian HerreraFM
🇨🇴COL·2302
+7 −10 =5
22 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJhon Edison Munoz GalvezFM
🇨🇴COL·2230
+3 −8 =4
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsAlexander Borrero
🇨🇴COL·2023
+9 −3 =0
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJuan Camilo Arango ArenasFM
🇨🇴COL·2221
+5 −6 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsSantiago Lopez RayoIM
🇨🇴COL·2418
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

/
Colombia
#26
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#617
in continent
World
#5,491
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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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,418
8
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9
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10
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Americas
1
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2,792
1
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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9
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9
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