Claverie, Raul

Raul Claverie, a 43-year-old Argentine International Master, is rated 2198 and sitting in the top 5% of Argentine players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 80 Elo over the past 12 months. 324 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Copa Seis Naciones Chantada, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A. Also played 12 rapid (including Les Internationaux de France Rapide 2025) and 19 blitz events (including Les Internationaux de France Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007), 19 months (2014–2016), 37 months (2016–2019) and 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2525 was reached at age 31 (May 2014, Argentine #5 at the time); he spent 43 months in Argentine top 10, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.

Awarded IM in 2009 (age 26). Earned a GM norm at VAO15_11a 2015. At junior level, he reached #4 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.