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Gaitan, Juan Manuel
FM🇦🇷FIDE 121657· Male· Argentina· Born in 1993
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Juan Manuel Gaitan, a 33-year-old Argentine FIDE Master, is rated 2282 and sitting in the top 3% of Argentine players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Nov 2023 and Nov 2025. Recent appearance: Liga Nacional de Ajedrez 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Copa de Campeones LNA 2026) and 1 blitz events (including BA CHESS BLITZ DGT GRAND PRIX ETAPA 3) recently. His peak of 2362 was reached at age 27 (May 2020); he also reached Argentine #34 in Dec 2022.
Awarded FM in 2012 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #5, #2 and #11 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2282
Standard
Rpd2344·Blz2332
All-time high
2362
−80 pts below
May 2020 · age 27
May 2020 · age 27
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#69 · Argentine players · of 2,440
Career timeline
16 entries2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2303 → returned at 2280
Nov 2023
500 career games
at age 30
Jan 2023
2022
Peak Argentine rank: #34
at age 29 · rated 2358
Dec 2022
2020
All-time peak 2362
at age 27 · −82 from today
May 2020
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Aug 2015
Crossed 2300
at age 22
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2303 → 2282
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
6W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/6 | #1 | 2683 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/2 | #96 | 1830 | -23.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFederico Perez PonsaGM
🇦🇷ARG·2541
+0 −8 =4
12 games·last met Mar 2028
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vsHoracio Saldano DayerIM
🇪🇸ESP·2357
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKevin PavetoIM
🇦🇷ARG·2448
+1 −6 =4
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsAlan PichotGM
🇪🇸ESP·2581
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsPablo Sebastian MolinaFM
🇦🇷ARG·2226
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Argentina
#69
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#518
in continent
World
#4,677
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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