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Hoffman, Alejandro
GM🇦🇷FIDE 100340· Male· Argentina· Born in 1966
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Alejandro Hoffman, a 60-year-old Argentine Grandmaster, is rated 2300 and sitting in the top 2% of Argentine players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 128 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba, Aberto do Brasil XV Memorial Bobby Fischer, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8. Also played 11 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 17 blitz events (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba BLZ) recently. His peak of 2509 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2002, World #481 at the time); he spent 33 months in Argentine top 10.
Competes for Argentina since Jun 2025. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2300
Standard
Rpd2412·Blz2325
All-time high
2509
−209 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 36
Jan 2002 · age 36
Activity
105
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
129 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#61 · Argentine players · of 2,440
33 months in National top 10 (2001–2020)
33 months in National top 10 (2001–2020)
Career timeline
22 entries2025
Switched federation: URU → ARG
at age 59
Jun 2025
2024
6-month rising streak
+31 Elo
Apr 2024
2022
91st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2398
Jun 2022
2020
33 months in national top 10
longest streak 19 months · since Jul 2001
Oct 2020
1,000 career games
at age 54
Mar 2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2474 → returned at 2459
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitibaperf 2385 (+84) · 6/7 · #3
Evolution
-39
2339 → 2300
Tournaments
17
124 games
Score
79.5/ 12464.1%
59W41D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMateo Speisky1,880·VII Abierto Internacional de Villa Constitucion "Copa ArcelorMittal"·R2·-9.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5.5/9 | #4 | 2342 | +6.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2131 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #3 | 2385 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #12 | 2144 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #88 | 2121 | -4.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #70 | 1978 | -8.7 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #40 | 2205 | -7.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDiego CarboneFM
🇺🇾URU·2248
+8 −3 =9
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAleksa StrikovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2398
+3 −3 =11
17 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsFacundo VazquezIM
🇺🇾URU·2402
+6 −3 =8
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBernardo Roselli MailheIM
🇺🇾URU·2310
+2 −2 =13
17 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsClaudio CoppolaIM
🇺🇾URU·2224
+7 −5 =4
16 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Argentina
#61
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#457
in continent
World
#4,094
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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