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Samaniego, Oscar
🇦🇷FIDE 163597· Male· Argentina· Born in 1950
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Oscar Samaniego, a 76-year-old Argentine player, is rated 1631 — just 16 short of his peak of 1647 (Feb 2025, age 75). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Festival de Categorias - Torneo de 3ra Categoria - AJEDREZ MARTELLI. Also played 1 rapid event (including Dia de la Soberania Nacional VM) recently.
Current rating
1631
Standard
Rpd1655·Blz1672
All-time high
1647
−16 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 75
Feb 2025 · age 75
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#135,294
#135,294 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
15th Argentine 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1631
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1409 → 1647
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1647
at age 75 · −16 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 74
Mar 2024
2022
21st Argentine 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1418
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1646 → 1631
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
2W2D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsJulio Ezequiel Romano1,562·Festival de Categorias - Torneo de 3ra Categoria - AJEDREZ MARTELLI·R6·+8.0
2.[W]vsRuben Macuri1,522·Festival de Categorias - Torneo de 3ra Categoria - AJEDREZ MARTELLI·R2·+7.0
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDiego Luis Sotelino1,543·Festival de Categorias - Torneo de 3ra Categoria - AJEDREZ MARTELLI·R1·-12.5
2.[L]vsAdrian Accardo1,614·Festival de Categorias - Torneo de 3ra Categoria - AJEDREZ MARTELLI·R4·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #6 | 1551 | -15.4 |
Worst Elo result: Festival de Categorias - Torneo de 3ra Categoria - AJEDREZ MARTELLI (-15.4 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
/
Argentina
#1,703
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#16,638
in continent
World
#135,286
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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