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Paladines Pinzon, Samuel
🇨🇴FIDE 4480970· Male· Colombia· Born in 2009
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Samuel Paladines Pinzon, a 17-year-old Colombian player, is rated 2026 — just 6 short of his peak of 2032 (Jul 2024, age 15). He is on a breakout run, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Sub 18 Absoluto 2026, Campeonato Nacional Sub 20 Absoluto 2026, and Festival Sudamericano de la Juventud 2025 - Sub 16 Abs Ajedrez Clasico. Also played 12 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Torneo Mundialista de Blitz 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10, #5, #7, #8 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2026
Standard
Rpd2015·Blz1852
All-time high
2032
−6 pts below
Jul 2024 · age 15
Jul 2024 · age 15
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23,744
#23,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
10th Colombian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2026
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
May 2026
2024
5th Colombian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2032
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+395 Elo)
1637 → 2032
Jul 2024
All-time peak 2032
at age 15 · −6 from today
Jul 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+101
1925 → 2026
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
20.5/ 3264.1%
15W11D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #12 | 2047 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2015 | +36.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 1988 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 1897 | -3.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsRichard Alejandro Rueda RojasFM
🇨🇴COL·2155
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJuan Jacobo Bolanos LopezFM
🇨🇴COL·2069
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJuan Sebastian Agudelo Guevara
🇨🇴COL·1616
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsJuan Sebastian Negron LizarazoCM
🇨🇴COL·1921
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJuan Diego Villegas
🇨🇴COL·1798
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#135
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#2,487
in continent
World
#23,744
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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