Jaime Alexander Cuartas
 Jaime Cuartas in Barcelona, 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 28, 1975 Medellín, Colombia |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Colombia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2487 (November 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2548 (November 2009) |
Jaime Alexander Cuartas (born 28 October 1975) is a Colombian chess Grandmaster and coach.
Career
Cuartas has been one of Colombia's leading chess players since the early 2000s. He represented Colombia in four Chess Olympiads in 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2009, playing on board one in one edition. He fulfilled his Grandmaster norms at the 2006 and 2008 Olympiads, and FIDE officially awarded him the GM title in 2009.
In 2003, Cuartas won a round-robin tournament in Medellín ahead of Alonso Zapata. In 2004, he took first place at an open tournament in Cali. At the 2006 Colombian Chess Championship in Arauca, he finished as runner-up behind Gildardo García. That same year, he won in Barcelona and tied for first place in Badalona with Josep Manuel López Martínez.
In 2008, he shared first place in Sitges alongside Zbigniew Pakleza, Alexei Barsov, and Karen Movsziszian. In 2009, he tied for first place in La Pobla de Lillet with Lelys Stanley Martínez Duany.
He reached his peak FIDE rating of 2548 in November 2009, when he was ranked first among Colombian chess players.
References
- ↑ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Jaime Alexander Cuartas". OlimpBase. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "Title Applications: Cuartas, Jaime Alexander". FIDE. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- 1 2 "Rating Progress Chart: Cuartas, Jaime Alexander". FIDE. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
External links
- Jaime Alexander Cuartas rating card at FIDE
- Jaime Alexander Cuartas player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Jaime Alexander Cuartas chess games at 365Chess.com