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RC
Ruiz Cruz, Cesar Augusto
🇨🇴FIDE 4427173· Male· Colombia· Born in 1975
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Cesar Augusto Ruiz Cruz, a 51-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1762. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Distrital Amateur Categoria Sub-2300 Absoluto, IRT Clasico de Semana Santa Kallpa Gran Desafio Sub 2000, and IRT Clasico Nov 2025 FICM. Also played 1 rapid event (including Festival de Verano Ajedrez Rapido Sub 1800 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 28 months (2015–2018), 17 months (2018–2019) and 62 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1889 was reached at age 37 (Mar 2012).
Current rating
1762
Standard
Rpd1722·Blz1820
All-time high
1889
−127 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 37
Mar 2012 · age 37
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#88,511
#88,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
20th Colombian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1807
Apr 2026
2025
33rd Colombian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1824
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1788 → 1824
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2024
2020
30th Colombian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1788
Sep 2020
2019
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1788 → returned at 1824
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-62
1824 → 1762
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
17.5/ 3353.0%
15W5D13L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAlexandra Pedraza Aldana1,711·Campeonato Distrital Amateur Categoria Sub-2300 Absoluto·R5·+8.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEdgar Alfonso Villalobos Celeita1,444·IRT Clasico de Semana Santa Kallpa Gran Desafio Sub 2000·R1·-17.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/3 | #12 | 2510 | -14.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #23 | 1685 | -12.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 5.5/5 | #25 | 2531 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/2 | #49 | 2339 | -32.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/1 | #34 | 2302 | -17.4 |
Worst Elo result: IRT Clasico de Semana Santa Kallpa Gran Desafio Sub 2000 (-32.6 Elo, finished #49).
Rankings
/
Colombia
#635
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#10,355
in continent
World
#88,509
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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