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Needleman, Alejandro

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FIDEFIDE 100730· Male· Argentina· Born in 1965

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Alejandro Needleman, a 61-year-old Argentine International Master, is rated 2215 and sitting in the top 4% of Argentine players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 3 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: ABIERTO MENDOZA "Copa Guaymallen" and Abierto Internacional del Valle Medio - Rio Negro. Also played 1 blitz event (including Gran Blitz del Valle Medio) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2003), 74 months (2009–2015), 46 months (2015–2019) and 31 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2434 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2003, Argentine #24 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2007 (age 42).

Current rating

2215

Standard

Rpd2280·Blz2195

All-time high

2434

−219 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 38

Activity

36

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#105 · Argentine players · of 2,440

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
9th Argentine 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2221
May 2026
2021
7th Argentine 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2338
Aug 2021
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2338 → returned at 2328
Sep 2019
2016
7th Argentine 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2346
Sep 2016
2015
8th Argentine 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2346
Oct 2015
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2346 → returned at 2338
Oct 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
ABIERTO MENDOZA "Copa Guaymallen"
perf 2357 (+136) · 5.5/7 · #4
Top opponent
vs Claudio Olivares OlivaresFM 2,260
ABIERTO MENDOZA "Copa Guaymallen" · Dec 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
+2
2213 → 2215
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
13W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/9#622156-5.5
ABIERTO MENDOZA "Copa Guaymallen"
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/7#42357+15.8
Abierto Internacional del Valle Medio - Rio Negro
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/7#102062-8.0

Rankings

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Argentina
#105
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#812
in continent
World
#7,388
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
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1
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2
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3
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2,552
4
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2,546
4
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2,546
6
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2,541
7
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2,537
8
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2,508
9
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2,507
10
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2,506
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105🇦🇷Needleman, Alejandro2,215
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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812🇦🇷Needleman, Alejandro2,215
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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7388🇦🇷Needleman, Alejandro2,215