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Velazquez Betancour, Abel
🇲🇽FIDE 5175330· Male· Mexico· Born in 1974
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Abel Velazquez Betancour, a 52-year-old Mexican player, is rated 1665 — just 16 short of his peak of 1681 (May 2025, age 51). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 31 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: 1er Nacional de Ajedrez "Mtro. Mario Jordan Velazquez Coello" In Memoriam Cat. U-1900.
Current rating
1665
Standard
Rpd1666·Blz1677
All-time high
1681
−16 pts below
May 2025 · age 51
May 2025 · age 51
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#122,545
#122,545 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
32nd Mexican 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1681
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1681
at age 51 · −16 from today
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
2023
39th Mexican 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1441
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1441 → returned at 1654
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
1681 → 1665
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #37 | 948 | -16.4 |
Worst Elo result: 1er Nacional de Ajedrez "Mtro. Mario Jordan Velazquez Coello" In Memoriam Cat. U-1900 (-16.4 Elo, finished #37).
Rankings
/
Mexico
#1,269
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#14,875
in continent
World
#122,539
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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