Format
MF
Mesa, Francisco Alonso Jr.
🇨🇴FIDE 4420403· Male· Colombia· Born in 1982
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Francisco Alonso Jr. Mesa, a 44-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1842. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 8 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneo IRT de Segunda Categoria Antioquia 2026, 2nd FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, and XV IRT Aficionados Raza Elo 1800 a 1999 Medellin 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including III.IRT Fiestas del Platano Rapido Sabaneta 2025) and 2 blitz events (including III.IRT Fiestas del Platano Blitz Sabaneta 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2011–2013) and 31 months (2013–2015). His peak of 1993 was reached at age 28 (May 2010).
Current rating
1842
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz1811
All-time high
1993
−151 pts below
May 2010 · age 28
May 2010 · age 28
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,663
#63,663 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
41st Colombian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1860
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1721 → 1848
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 42
Mar 2024
2020
27th Colombian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1837
Oct 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 37
May 2019
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1853 → 1842
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
18/ 3060.0%
13W10D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKriss Nicolle Llano Colorado1,693·XV IRT Aficionados Raza Elo 1800 a 1999 Medellin 2025·R2·-14.0
2.[L]vsHelmer Andres Ortega Moran1,784·Interligas Nacional de Ajedrez Sordos-Clasico-Absoluto·R3·-12.0
3.[L]vsHelmer Andres Ortega Moran1,808·XV IRT Aficionados Raza Elo 1800 a 1999 Medellin 2025·R5·-10.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #26 | 2085 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #91 | 1918 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #14 | 1713 | -27.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #28 | 1882 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 1859 | +1.8 |
Rankings
/
Colombia
#423
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#7,163
in continent
World
#63,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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