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Valcarcel Sierra, Gustavo
🇨🇴FIDE 4425375· Male· Colombia· Born in 1978
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Gustavo Valcarcel Sierra, a 48-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1598. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II IRT de la Kombatividad Kallpa Clasico, IRT Santander Piensa en Grande 2025 Open Sub 1800, and Semifinal de Mayores Absoluto Pre Selectivo Final Nacional Selectivo Olimpiada Uzbekistan 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 4to IRT Torneo IRT Av Chile 2026) and 3 blitz events (including I IRT Blitz Feria de las Flores 2025) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 19 months (2011–2013), 15 months (2013–2014), 35 months (2014–2017), 18 months (2017–2018) and 17 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1751 was reached at age 33 (May 2011).
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd1635·Blz1644
All-time high
1751
−153 pts below
May 2011 · age 33
May 2011 · age 33
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#147,173
#147,173 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1464 → 1672
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 46
Mar 2024
49th Colombian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1454
Jan 2024
2022
68th Colombian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1464
Apr 2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1464 → returned at 1454
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1641 → 1598
Tournaments
7
43 games
Score
19/ 4344.2%
17W4D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJose David Ramirez Lezama1,457·Campeonato Nacional Amateur Abs 2025 Categoria Sub-1700·R3·-14.9
2.[L]vsJeronimo Sanchez Bermudez1,658·XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025·R8·-8.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #54 | 1935 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #20 | 1903 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/7 | #91 | 1700 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #161 | 2515 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/3 | #96 | 2167 | -14.0 |
Worst Elo result: Semifinal de Mayores Absoluto Pre Selectivo Final Nacional Selectivo Olimpiada Uzbekistan 2025 (-25.6 Elo, finished #91).
Rankings
/
Colombia
#1,050
out of 2,941 players
Americas
#18,141
in continent
World
#147,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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