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Avila Palacio, Edgar
🇨🇴FIDE 4422279· Male· Colombia· Born in 1950
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Edgar Avila Palacio, a 76-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1519. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 56 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included), 12 months (2022–2023) and 16 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: XXXI Torneo Internacional Clasico Feria de Manizales 2026 and XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025. His peak of 1561 was reached at age 74 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1519
Standard
Rpd1581·Blz1552
All-time high
1561
−42 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74
Mar 2024 · age 74
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#178,295
#178,295 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
5th Colombian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1519
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 75
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+282 Elo)
1279 → 1561
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 74
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 74
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1561
at age 74 · −42 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1551 → 1519
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
2/ 1020.0%
1W2D7L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAlejandro Valencia Jimenez1,644·XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025·R3·-6.8
3.[L]vsJean Carlo Cardenas Vargas1,689·XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025·R1·-5.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #139 | 1725 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/3 | #141 | 822 | -23.8 |
Worst Elo result: XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025 (-23.8 Elo, finished #141).
Rankings
/
Colombia
#1,310
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#21,737
in continent
World
#178,254
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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