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Unhold, Valentin
🇦🇷FIDE 189030· Male· Argentina· Born in 2006
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Valentin Unhold, a 20-year-old Argentine player, is rated 2264 — just 14 short of his peak of 2278 (Jun 2024, age 18) and sitting in the top 3% of Argentine players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +87 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Argentino Sub20 2026 Absoluto, XXXII Abierto Internacional PROAM, and Liga Nacional de Ajedrez 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Generacion Z - 2026 - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Generacion Z - 2026 - Blitz) recently. He reached Argentine #68 in Jun 2024.
At junior level, he reached #4, #4, #3, #9 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2264
Standard
Rpd2118·Blz2139
All-time high
2278
−14 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 18
Jun 2024 · age 18
Activity
69
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#77 · Argentine players · of 2,440
Career timeline
17 entries2026
4th Argentine U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2264
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Peak Argentine rank: #68
at age 18 · rated 2278
Jun 2024
4th Argentine U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2278
Jun 2024
All-time peak 2278
at age 18 · −40 from today
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+79
2185 → 2264
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
30.5/ 4076.3%
27W7D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEsteban Horacio DeichmannFM2,349·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R9·+12.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsElian Francisco RodriguezCM1,979·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R2·-16.8
3.[L]vsLuciano Ariel CarrizoFM2,322·VII Abierto Internacional de Villa Constitucion "Copa ArcelorMittal"·R6·-6.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #60 | 2289 | +16.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2304 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2459 | +34.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #31 | 2219 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #39 | 2876 | +14.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2118 | -6.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnna Laura ScarsiWIM
🇦🇷ARG·2212
+6 −1 =5
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdrian Moldovan
🇦🇷ARG·2158
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAgustin VillarrealFM
🇦🇷ARG·2369
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Mar 2029
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vsJaime Jose Romero BarretoIM
🇻🇪VEN·2323
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2028
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vsAgustin Fuentes
🇦🇷ARG·2087
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Argentina
#77
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#596
in continent
World
#5,317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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