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Varela, Daniel
🇦🇷FIDE 112534· Male· Argentina· Born in 1964
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Daniel Varela, a 62-year-old Argentine player, is rated 2051 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 79 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Petrovaradin Open 2026, Torneo Superior de FASGBA 2025, and CAMPEONATO ARGENTINO AMATEUR Sub2300 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Torneio de Integracao RPD 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Torneio de Integracao BLZ 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 55 months (2007–2011), 12 months (2011–2012) and 148 months (2012–2025). His peak of 2236 was reached at age 48 (Dec 2012); he also reached Argentine #76 in Apr 2003.
Current rating
2051
Standard
Rpd2060·Blz2039
All-time high
2236
−185 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 48
Dec 2012 · age 48
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,658 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Jun 2026
2025
9th Argentine 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2155
May 2025
2013
7th Argentine 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2236
Apr 2013
2012
All-time peak 2236
at age 48 · −185 from today
Dec 2012
Inactive for 148 months
paused at 2236 → returned at 2155
Dec 2012
2011
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
2081 → 2216
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2068 → 2051
Tournaments
10
73 games
Score
42.5/ 7358.2%
36W13D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGuillermo Romano1,710·ADROGUE JAQUE CLUB 4to IRT STANDARD SUB-2400 "Tristan Etcheguia"·R2·-16.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2367 | +94.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 2174 | +11.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 1894 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #15 | 2024 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/5 | #12 | 1837 | -32.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #7 | 1926 | -25.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #54 | 2086 | +17.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #5 | 2216 | -23.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #35 | 1911 | -36.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/5 | #2 | 2600 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Argentina
#258
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#2,160
in continent
World
#20,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 258 | 2,051 | |
Americas
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| 2160 | 2,051 | |
World
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| 20658 | 2,051 | |