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Quintero Ortega, Carlos
CM🇦🇹FIDE 6100554· Male· Austria· Born in 1978
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Carlos Quintero Ortega, a 48-year-old Austrian Candidate Master, is rated 2171 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 8 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11, Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 10-11, and Vorarlberger Landesliga 2025-2026 Round 8-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2. Int. Sonnenberger Schnellschach Open 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 21 months (2010–2011) and 14 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2218 was reached at age 39 (Nov 2017).
Competes for Austria since Apr 2025. Awarded CM in 2025 (age 47).
Current rating
2171
Standard
Rpd2126·Blz—
All-time high
2218
−47 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 39
Nov 2017 · age 39
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#9,844 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
24 entries2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 47
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Apr 2025
Switched federation: NCA → AUT
at age 47
Apr 2025
2024
8th Austrian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2206
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Oct 2024
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2175 → returned at 2177
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
2200 → 2171
Tournaments
9
14 games
Score
4.5/ 1432.1%
3W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2161 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1289 | -12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2313 | +3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/3 | #73 | 1662 | -11.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #53 | 2112 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Austria
#176
out of 3,385 players
Europe
#6,990
in continent
World
#9,844
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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