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Flores, Diego
GM🇦🇷FIDE 108049· Male· Argentina· Born in 1982
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Diego Flores, a 44-year-old Argentine Grandmaster, is rated 2582 and ranked 1st among Argentine players, and 209th worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 81 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Abierto Internacional de Perez, ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026, and Magistral Szmetan Giardelli 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Cup 2025 Rapid TB) and 6 blitz events (including Blitz IRT Szmetan - Giardelli) recently. His peak of 2634 was reached at age 36 (Nov 2018, World #131 at the time); he has been Argentine #1 for 25 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2008 (age 26) and IM in 2003 (age 21). At junior level, he reached World #42 in U20.
Current rating
2582
Standard
Rpd2574·Blz2596
All-time high
2634
−52 pts below
Nov 2018 · age 36
Nov 2018 · age 36
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
81 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Argentine players · of 2,437
#1 nationally since Dec 2025
#1 nationally since Dec 2025
Career timeline
25 entries2026
25 months in National #1 (ongoing)
since Jul 2007
May 2026
2025
20th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 43 · rated 2567
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2599 → returned at 2584
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2600
at age 37
May 2019
2018
Peak World rank: #131
at age 36 · rated 2634
Nov 2018
All-time peak 2634
at age 36 · −52 from today
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2541 → 2582
Tournaments
10
75 games
Score
61/ 7581.3%
51W20D4L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsPablo Ismael AcostaIM2,475·XV Abierto Internacional de Ajedrez 104 Aniversario de Rio Grande" - IRT·R5·+3.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPablo Ismael AcostaIM2,463·VII Abierto Internacional de Villa Constitucion "Copa ArcelorMittal"·R7·-6.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2473 | -3.5 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2573 | +4.5 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 2600 | +4.7 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 8.5/11 | #1 | 2628 | +9.3 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | R256 | 2525 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2948 | +4.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2633 | +4.5 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2499 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2678 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2423 | +5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSandro MarecoGM
🇦🇷ARG·2546
+13 −9 =21
43 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAndres Rodriguez VilaGM
🇺🇾URU·2422
+17 −6 =19
42 games·last met May 2025
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vsFederico Perez PonsaGM
🇦🇷ARG·2542
+8 −12 =16
36 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDiego ValergaGM
🇦🇷ARG·2432
+13 −2 =12
27 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlan PichotGM
🇪🇸ESP·2581
+9 −10 =8
27 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Argentina
#1
out of 3,279 players
Americas
#27
in continent
World
#209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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