Top chess players in Venezuela

The highest-rated active players from Venezuela on FIDE's October 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMJose Rafael Gascon Del Nogal VEN	2454	0	#966	1995
2	IMFelix Jose Ynojosa Aponte VEN	2430	+31	#1240	1996
3	IMJose Rafael Sequera Paolini VEN	2395	0	#1782	1972
4	FMAngel Jesus Marquez Ruiz VEN	2388	0	#1916	1990
5	IMPedro Ramon Martinez Reyes VEN	2378	0	#2110	1991
6	IMSamid Eduardo Escalona Landi VEN	2376	+2	#2138	2002
7	IMJuan Armando Rohl Montes VEN	2375	0	#2165	1973
8	FMJose Manuel Diaz Velandia VEN	2366	0	#2356	1993
9	IMFabian Ernesto Vivas Zamora VEN	2366	0	#2357	1999
10	FMAlejandro Uzcategui Rodriguez VEN	2312	+1	#3702	1998
11	FMJose Luis Castro Torres VEN	2305	0	#3940	1993
12	IMJaime Jose Romero Barreto VEN	2304	0	#3972	1995
13	IMCristobal Jose Blanco Acevedo VEN	2292	0	#4391	1981
14	IMRonald Jesus Brizuela Abreu VEN	2283	0	#4668	1994
15	FMAndres Eloy Perez Candelas VEN	2282	0	#4704	1994
16	CMAlejandro Daniel Rumbos Garcia VEN	2269	+7	#5182	2006
17	IMCarlos Jose Pinero Rodriguez VEN	2268	0	#5221	1994
18	FMAndres Jesus Guerrero Vargas VEN	2266	0	#5306	1990
19	FMAli Aaron Jaramillo Lopez VEN	2263	+14	#5418	2006
20	CMMiguel Ulises Andrade Andrade VEN	2249	0	#5946	1982
21	FMMoises Antonio Castro Silva VEN	2237	−29	#6447	2004
22	FMFranklin Annervys Palomo VEN	2233	0	#6622	1986
23	CMFernando Augusto Osorio Itanare VEN	2216	0	#7424	1986
24	FMDilson Alejandro Pena Duran VEN	2214	−23	#7541	2006
25	CMHermes Dalo VEN	2169		#8980	1995
26	FMSantiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto VEN	2166		#9041	2010
27	FMAlexander Zambrano Rodriguez VEN	2163		#9088	1983
28	CMJhonny Alberto Uribe VEN	2160		#9149	1984
29	CMLorner Jesus Acosta Villarroel VEN	2143		#9412	1994
30	Jose Fabian Benito Colmenares VEN	2121		#9733	1999
31	WIMTilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid VEN	2078	+3	#10211	1994
32	WFMRoxanny Matute Escobar VEN	2052	−6	#10416	2005
33	CMJesus Alberto Molina Sumoza VEN	2030		#10595	1990
34	WFMCorals Patino Garcia VEN	2030	0	#10596	1999
35	WFMVicmary C. Perez Hernandez VEN	2030	+19	#10597	2005
36	CMRafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez VEN	2024		#10655	1977
37	WIMTairu Manuela Rovira Contreras VEN	2007	+3	#10816	1995
38	WIMElizabeth Paola Moreno Garcia VEN	2002	0	#10861	1993
39	WFMLeonela Gutierrez Salazar VEN	1982		#10966	1992

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.