What is Bernal, Jose A's FIDE rating?

Bernal, Jose A's current standard FIDE rating is 1794.

What is Bernal, Jose A's rapid rating?

Bernal, Jose A's current FIDE rapid rating is 1813.

What is Bernal, Jose A's world ranking?

Bernal, Jose A is currently ranked #78,300 in the world (standard rating).

What is Bernal, Jose A's ranking in Colombia?

Bernal, Jose A is currently ranked #539 in Colombia.

What is Bernal, Jose A's continental ranking?

Bernal, Jose A is currently ranked #9,032 in their continent.

What is Bernal, Jose A's ranking in the 80+ category?

Bernal, Jose A is ranked #5 in Colombia in the 80+ age group.

What is Bernal, Jose A's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Bernal, Jose A's all-time peak standard rating is 1861.

When did Bernal, Jose A receive their first FIDE rating?

Bernal, Jose A first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2012.

Which federation does Bernal, Jose A represent?

Bernal, Jose A represents Colombia (COL).

How old is Bernal, Jose A?

Bernal, Jose A was born in 1944 and is 82 years old.

When did Bernal, Jose A reach their peak rating?

Bernal, Jose A reached their peak standard rating of 1861 in 2012, at age 68.

BJ

Bernal, Jose A

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FIDE 4417666· Male· Colombia· Born in 1944

Jose A Bernal, a 82-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1794. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 65 months (2013–2018), 13 months (2018–2019), 67 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2025–2026). His peak of 1861 was reached at age 68 (Jan 2012).

Current rating

1794

Standard

Rpd1813·Blz—

All-time high

1861

−67 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 68

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#78,301

#78,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries

2025

3rd Colombian 80+ player

at age 81 · rated 1811

Dec 2025

Inactive for 12 months

paused at 1811 → returned at 1794

May 2025

2024

Re-crossed 1800

at age 80

Mar 2024

2020

4th Colombian 75-80 player

at age 76 · rated 1718

Aug 2020

2019

Inactive for 67 months

paused at 1718 → returned at 1811

Sep 2019

2018

4th Colombian 70-75 player

at age 74 · rated 1821

Nov 2018

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Hernando Guerrero Avila 1,693

IRT Clasico Codema · May 2026 · +14.3 Elo

Evolution

-17

1811 → 1794

Tournaments

1

6 games

Score

4/ 666.7%

4W0D2L

Top 1 win

1.[W]vsHernando Guerrero Avila1,693·IRT Clasico Codema·R4·+14.3

Top 1 loss

1.[L]vsWilliam Jimenez Mendez1,599·IRT Clasico Codema·R2·-30.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
IRT Clasico Codema Open Swiss	May 2026	4/2	#10	2446	-17.2	▸

Worst Elo result: IRT Clasico Codema (-17.2 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

/

Colombia

#539

out of 2,950 players

Americas

#9,032

in continent

World

#78,300

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

Colombia

1	🇨🇴Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel	2,527
2	🇨🇴Avila Pavas, Santiago	2,516
3	🇨🇴Cuartas, Jaime Alexander	2,497
4	🇨🇴Garcia Pantoja, Roberto	2,475
5	🇨🇴Ruiz Castillo, Joshua Daniel	2,474
6	🇨🇴Barrientos, Sergio E	2,467
7	🇨🇴Lopez Rayo, Santiago	2,418
8	🇨🇴Rios Gomez, Cristhian Camilo	2,405
9	🇨🇴Martinez Romero, Martin	2,403
10	🇨🇴Sanchez, Sebastian Felipe	2,390
...
539	🇨🇴Bernal, Jose A	1,794

Americas

1	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
1	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
3	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
4	🇺🇸Niemann, Hans Moke	2,742
5	🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier	2,732
6	🇺🇸Aronian, Levon	2,724
7	🇺🇸Liang, Awonder	2,696
7	🇺🇸Sevian, Samuel	2,696
9	🇺🇸Xiong, Jeffery	2,656
10	🇺🇸Robson, Ray	2,653
...
9032	🇨🇴Bernal, Jose A	1,794

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
78300	🇨🇴Bernal, Jose A	1,794