Top rapid chess players in Venezuela

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

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMJose Rafael Gascon Del Nogal VEN	2414	0	#963	1995
2	IMSamid Eduardo Escalona Landi VEN	2410	0	#1004	2002
3	IMFelix Jose Ynojosa Aponte VEN	2407	0	#1029	1996
4	FMIsmael David Vidal Melendez VEN	2379	0	#1326	1996
5	FMJose Manuel Diaz Velandia VEN	2348	0	#1668	1993
6	IMJose Rafael Sequera Paolini VEN	2346	0	#1691	1972
7	FMAngel Jesus Marquez Ruiz VEN	2346	−6	#1692	1990
8	IMJaime Jose Romero Barreto VEN	2341	0	#1777	1995
9	FMAli Aaron Jaramillo Lopez VEN	2332	0	#1918	2006
10	IMPedro Ramon Martinez Reyes VEN	2323	0	#2047	1991
11	CMLorner Jesus Acosta Villarroel VEN	2317	0	#2134	1994
12	FMAlejandro Uzcategui Rodriguez VEN	2311	0	#2227	1998
13	IMFabian Ernesto Vivas Zamora VEN	2300	+17	#2412	1999
14	IMRonald Jesus Brizuela Abreu VEN	2289	0	#2590	1994
15	CMAlejandro Daniel Rumbos Garcia VEN	2277	+11	#2830	2006
16	FMSantiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto VEN	2262	+19	#3150	2010
17	FMAlexander Zambrano Rodriguez VEN	2254	+12	#3343	1983
18	FMJose Luis Castro Torres VEN	2250	−12	#3448	1993
19	IMCristobal Jose Blanco Acevedo VEN	2227	0	#4016	1981
20	FMAndres Eloy Perez Candelas VEN	2223	0	#4129	1994
21	FMLuis German Salazar Farias VEN	2222	0	#4157	1994
22	FMMoises Antonio Castro Silva VEN	2185	0	#5199	2004
23	FMAndres Jesus Guerrero Vargas VEN	2184	0	#5227	1990
24	CMJhonny Alberto Uribe VEN	2184		#5228	1984
25	FMDilson Alejandro Pena Duran VEN	2181	0	#5289	2006
26	FMLuis Alfonso Zowain Aguilar VEN	2180	0	#5315	1967
27	IMCarlos Jose Pinero Rodriguez VEN	2149	−14	#5918	1994
28	CMJesus Alberto Molina Sumoza VEN	2116		#6433	1990
29	WFMVicmary C. Perez Hernandez VEN	2065	0	#6994	2005
30	WIMTilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid VEN	1965	0	#7781	1994
31	WFMCorals Patino Garcia VEN	1939	0	#7907	1999
32	WFMRoxanny Matute Escobar VEN	1901	0	#8029	2005

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