Format
Felgaer, Ruben
GM🇦🇷FIDE 107069· Male· Argentina· Born in 1981
Follow Ruben FelgaerTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Ruben Felgaer, a 45-year-old Argentine Grandmaster, is rated 2556 and ranked 2nd among Argentine players, and 282nd worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2015–2017), 16 months (2017–2019), 42 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Liga Nacional de Ajedrez 2025. Also played 3 blitz events (including BA CHESS BLITZ DGT GRAND PRIX ETAPA 3) recently. His peak of 2624 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2005, World #87 at the time); he spent 22 months as Argentine #1.
Awarded GM in 2003 (age 22) and IM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #14 in U20.
Current rating
2556
Standard
Rpd2529·Blz2455
All-time high
2624
−68 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 24
Oct 2005 · age 24
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Argentine players · of 2,437
22 months in #1 nationally (2003–2015)
22 months in #1 nationally (2003–2015)
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2555 → returned at 2556
Oct 2024
2023
19th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2572
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2572 → returned at 2572
Apr 2020
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2561 → returned at 2567
Aug 2017
2015
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2555 → returned at 2561
Nov 2015
22 months in National #1
since Apr 2003
May 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
2555 → 2556
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
2W2D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #22 | 2489 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSandro MarecoGM
🇦🇷ARG·2546
+3 −5 =12
20 games·last met Dec 2019
View head-to-head →
vsDiego FloresGM
🇦🇷ARG·2582
+4 −6 =7
17 games·last met Dec 2019
View head-to-head →
vsSalvador AlonsoGM
🇦🇷ARG·2442
+4 −3 =7
14 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDiego ValergaGM
🇦🇷ARG·2432
+6 −1 =5
12 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAndres Rodriguez VilaGM
🇺🇾URU·2422
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Apr 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Argentina
#2
out of 3,279 players
Americas
#36
in continent
World
#282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Argentina
| 1 | 🇦🇷Follow Diego FloresTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,582 |
| 2 | 2,556 | |
| 3 | 🇦🇷Follow Fernando PeraltaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,552 |
| 4 | 🇦🇷Follow Sandro MarecoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,546 |
| 4 | 🇦🇷Follow Tomas SosaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,546 |
| 6 | 🇦🇷Follow Federico Perez PonsaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,542 |
| 7 | 🇦🇷Follow Faustino OroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,528 |
| 8 | 🇦🇷Follow Pablo ZarnickiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,508 |
| 9 | 🇦🇷Follow Vitalii KiselevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,507 |
| 10 | 🇦🇷Follow Leonardo TristanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,490 |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,718 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 36 | 2,556 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 282 | 2,556 | |