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Benavides, Ricardo
🇨🇴FIDE 4438604· Male· Colombia· Born in 1988
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Ricardo Benavides, a 38-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1773. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 and IRT Clasico Gran Circuito de Ajedrez de Risaralda 2025. Also played 8 rapid (including Torneo Nacional de Mayores Rapido Absoluto 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Torneo Blitz Semana Santa- Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 31 months (2021–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1903 was reached at age 36 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1773
Standard
Rpd1819·Blz1855
All-time high
1903
−130 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 36
Mar 2024 · age 36
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#84,781
#84,781 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1794
Jul 2024
64th Colombian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1818
May 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1839 → 1903
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1903
at age 36 · −130 from today
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1839 → returned at 1903
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1789 → 1773
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
6W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJorge Hernando Atehortua1,858·Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027·R2·+12.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEmanuel Velez Zuluaga1,469·Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027·R4·-17.0
2.[L]vsDavid Ojeda Bedoya1,608·Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027·R8·-14.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #29 | 1726 | -17.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #18 | 1810 | +1.8 |
Worst Elo result: Torneo Clasico Semana Santa - Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 (-17.8 Elo, finished #29).
Rankings
/
Colombia
#598
out of 2,941 players
Americas
#9,895
in continent
World
#84,780
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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