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CG
Castro, Gerardo
🇨🇴FIDE 4450680· Male· Colombia· Born in 1953
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Gerardo Castro, a 73-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1602. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXXI Torneo Internacional Clasico Feria de Manizales 2026, IRT Clasico Gran Circuito de Ajedrez de Risaralda 2025, and XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including III Parada IRT de Ajedrez Rapido Valle del Cauca 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2022 and May 2024. His peak of 1709 was reached at age 71 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1602
Standard
Rpd1727·Blz1735
All-time high
1709
−107 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71
Mar 2024 · age 71
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#146,257
#146,257 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
May 2026
2025
23rd Colombian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1651
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1515 → 1650
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1709
at age 71 · −107 from today
Mar 2024
2022
35th Colombian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1515
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1651 → 1602
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
11.5/ 2154.8%
11W1D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSamuel David Machado Sanchez1,737·XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025·R8·-12.8
3.[L]vsHernan David Bravo Padilla1,767·XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025·R3·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #132 | 2638 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #46 | 2497 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #60 | 1817 | -33.6 |
Worst Elo result: XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1799 Feria de las Flores 2025 (-33.6 Elo, finished #60).
Rankings
/
Colombia
#1,076
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#18,002
in continent
World
#146,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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