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Mena Cordoba, Yamil Octavio
CM🇨🇴FIDE 4422376· Male· Colombia· Born in 1984
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Yamil Octavio Mena Cordoba, a 42-year-old Colombian Candidate Master, is rated 1838. He has fluctuated between 1838 and 1900 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT Clasico FICM Mayo 2026, IRT Clasico de Semana Santa Kallpa Gran Desafio Sub 2000, and IRT Classic Chess Febrero. Also played 19 rapid (including Torneo IRT Abierto Reyes del Bulevar) and 24 blitz events (including I IRT Blitz Raza 2025 Medellin 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Nov 2013 and Dec 2014. His peak of 2064 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2011).
Awarded CM in 2017 (age 33).
Current rating
1838
Standard
Rpd2041·Blz2046
All-time high
2064
−226 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 27
Jan 2011 · age 27
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#64,871
#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
32nd Colombian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1892
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
1817 → 1892
Jan 2025
2020
21st Colombian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1906
Oct 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 33
Nov 2017
CM title awardedCM
at age 33
Apr 2017
2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1964
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1857 → 1838
Tournaments
9
64 games
Score
37.5/ 6458.6%
33W9D22L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSergio Alejandro Ayala Delgado1,959·IRT Clasico de Semana Santa Kallpa Gran Desafio Sub 2000·R6·+12.6
3.[W]vsCristian Valencia Gantiva1,945·XV IRT Aficionados Raza Elo 1800 a 1999 Medellin 2025·R4·+12.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #30 | 2794 | +8.0 |
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #71 | 1887 | -37.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #4 | 2004 | +24.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #9 | 1753 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #16 | 2165 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #65 | 2010 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSoren Federico Obando GuzmanFM
🇨🇴COL·2177
+9 −22 =2
33 games·last met May 2026
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vsMiller Duvan Dominguez RinconFM
🇨🇴COL·2025
+10 −11 =2
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlvaro Garcia AlarconFM
🇨🇴COL·2120
+7 −12 =2
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsFrancisco Javier Ramirez Beltran
🇨🇴COL·1809
+13 −6 =2
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJairo David Pinzon
🇨🇴COL·2098
+4 −13 =3
20 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#435
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#7,309
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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