Format
LV
Luna Velandia, Juan Sebastian
🇨🇴FIDE 4454448· Male· Colombia· Born in 2008
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Juan Sebastian Luna Velandia, a 18-year-old Colombian player, is rated 2099 — just 2 short of his peak of 2101 (Dec 2025, age 17) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT Clasico Copa Real Ene10, Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Abs, and IRT Clasico Kallpa 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Rapido Abs) and 3 blitz events (including Campeonato Nacional por Equipos Preparacion Juegos Nacionales 2027 Blitz Abs) recently. He reached Colombian #85 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached World #29 in U8 and #3, #7, #10, #6 and #3 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2099
Standard
Rpd2046·Blz2183
All-time high
2101
−2 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 17
Dec 2025 · age 17
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,531 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Colombian rank: #85
at age 18 · rated 2099
May 2026
3rd Colombian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2101
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2101
at age 17 · −2 from today
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+151 Elo
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Absperf 2428 (+327) · 4/5 · #27
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
2078 → 2099
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
13/ 1872.2%
12W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlciguel RuizFM2,199·Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Abs·R6·+25.5
2.[W]vsHassid Larrada Roa1,971·Campeonato Nacional por Equipos PreJuegos Nacionales 2027 Clasico Abs·R3·+12.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2069 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #27 | 2428 | +46.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 1958 | -24.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Jacobo Bolanos LopezFM
🇨🇴COL·2069
+5 −7 =4
16 games·last met May 2025
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vsJacobo Puerta RendonCM
🇨🇴COL·2023
+5 −7 =1
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsHarold Andres Burgos Munoz
🇨🇴COL·1755
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsDavid Santiago Lopez RamirezFM
🇨🇴COL·2189
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsNicolas Duran Cardoso
🇨🇴COL·1857
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#85
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#1,634
in continent
World
#15,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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