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Villar Perez, Samuel
FM🇪🇸FIDE 22201238· Male· Spain· Born in 1994
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Samuel Villar Perez, a 32-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2254 and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2231 and 2274 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-3. Also played 2 rapid (including XVI Torneo Internacional Concello de Rianxo) and 4 blitz events (including X Campionato Galego de Xadrez Lostrego 2025) recently. He took a 45-month break between Jul 2011 and May 2015. His peak of 2285 was reached at age 29 (Dec 2023).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 30) and CM in 2021 (age 27). At junior level, he reached #22, #16, #20 and #16 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2254
Standard
Rpd2190·Blz2221
All-time high
2285
−31 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 29
Dec 2023 · age 29
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#343 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
19 entries2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 30
Feb 2024
2023
All-time peak 2285
at age 29 · −31 from today
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 29
Aug 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 28
Aug 2022
500 career games
at age 28
Aug 2022
2021
CM title awardedCM
at age 27
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2231 → 2254
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
12/ 2060.0%
10W5D5L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsRafael Rodriguez LopezIM2,153·XIII Torneo Internacional Cidade de Pontevedra "Masters"·R4·+6.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRuben Fernandez LopezFM2,152·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R8·-12.7
2.[L]vsAleksa StrikovicGM2,377·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R7·-6.4
3.[L]vsMariano Ortega AmarelleIM2,404·XIII Torneo Internacional Cidade de Pontevedra "Masters"·R5·-6.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2362 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #37 | 2094 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2897 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2352 | +31.6 |
Worst Elo result: Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8 (-26.8 Elo, finished #37).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRuben Fernandez LopezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2205
+4 −4 =6
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsXulio Del Prado RodriguezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2390
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLuis Marcos Medarde SantiagoIM
🇪🇸ESP·2396
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsArian Gonzalez PerezGM
🇪🇸ESP·2391
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsDiego Adrian Espineira GonzalezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2293
+4 −3 =5
12 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
/
Spain
#343
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#3,870
in continent
World
#5,680
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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