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Balladares, Luis Alberto
🇦🇷FIDE 135933· Male· Argentina· Born in 1982
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Luis Alberto Balladares, a 44-year-old Argentine player, is rated 1933 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 25-month break between Jan 2024 and Mar 2026. Recent appearance: 43 Abierto de Playa Union.
Current rating
1933
Standard
Rpd1864·Blz1804
All-time high
1933
at best
Mar 2026 · age 44
Mar 2026 · age 44
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,338
#40,338 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
44th Argentine 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1933
May 2026
All-time peak 1933
at age 44
Mar 2026
2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1933
Jan 2024
2022
51st Argentine 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1835
Apr 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 39
Nov 2021
2016
Best 12-month gain (+292 Elo)
1548 → 1840
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1921 → 1933
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1989 | +11.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarcos Pirola
🇦🇷ARG·2070
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsMaximo Peralta
🇦🇷ARG·1893
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsRene Sommariva
🇦🇷ARG·1905
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met May 2021
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vsWalter Jaramillo
🇦🇷ARG·1834
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsBenjamin Druetto
🇦🇷ARG·1772
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
/
Argentina
#518
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#4,411
in continent
World
#40,337
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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