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Sobel, Walter

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FIDEFIDE 160440· Male· Argentina· Born in 1963

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Walter Sobel, a 63-year-old Argentine player, is rated 1785 — just 24 short of his peak of 1809 (Dec 2025, age 62). He has fluctuated between 1778 and 1809 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT Abierto de enero - Torre Blanca 2026, IRT TORRE BLANCA FIN DE SEMANA LARGO DE NOVIEMBRE 21 al 24 de Noviembre, and Abierto Sub-1800 de los Martes Noviembre Torre Blanca. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Senior 50-65) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz Senior Ciudad de Buenos Aires) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2018) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1785

Standard

Rpd1795·Blz1783

All-time high

1809

−24 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 62

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#80,989

#80,989 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
55th Argentine 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1809
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1809
at age 62 · −24 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1638 → 1778
Feb 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 61
Dec 2024
2020
56th Argentine 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1721
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Abierto Sub-1800 de los Martes Noviembre Torre Blanca
perf 1954 (+145) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Tomas Maidana 1,996
IRT TORRE BLANCA FIN DE SEMANA LARGO DE NOVIEMBRE 21 al 24 de Noviembre · Nov 2025 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
-4
1789 → 1785
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
6W4D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
IRT Abierto de enero - Torre Blanca 2026
Swiss
Jan 20260/2#15920-23.8
IRT TORRE BLANCA FIN DE SEMANA LARGO DE NOVIEMBRE 21 al 24 de Noviembre
Swiss
Nov 20252/4#121739-3.8
Abierto Sub-1800 de los Martes Noviembre Torre Blanca
Swiss
Nov 20256/7#11954+24.0
Worst Elo result: IRT Abierto de enero - Torre Blanca 2026 (-23.8 Elo, finished #15).

Rankings

/
Argentina
#1,011
out of 3,279 players
Americas
#9,418
in continent
World
#80,988
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1011🇦🇷Sobel, Walter1,785
Americas
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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9418🇦🇷Sobel, Walter1,785
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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80988🇦🇷Sobel, Walter1,785