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Walter Travella, German
🇪🇸FIDE 2221900· Male· Spain· Born in 1954
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German Walter Travella, a 72-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1838. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 90 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXVI Obert Internacional Escacs Foment Martinenc Grup B Rondas 1, XIII Torneig Classic Internacional Sant Marti 2026 Rondas 7-9, and Campionat de Veterans de la Territorial de Barcelona Grup 65 2026 Rondas 5-8. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006) and 23 months (2010–2012). His peak of 2087 was reached at age 49 (Jan 2003).
Current rating
1838
Standard
Rpd1898·Blz1893
All-time high
2087
−249 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 49
Jan 2003 · age 49
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#64,871
#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Sep 2025
1,000 career games
at age 71
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+126 Elo)
1749 → 1875
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+43
1795 → 1838
Tournaments
22
88 games
Score
49.5/ 8856.3%
42W17D29L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFrancesc Parramon Ros2,010·XIII Torneig Classic Internacional Sant Marti 2026 Rondas 1-3·R2·+14.9
2.[W]vsGerard Bellpuig Mencos1,960·XIII Torneig Classic Internacional Sant Marti 2026 Rondas 4-6·R6·+13.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 1905 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2511 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #65 | 1829 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #38 | 2071 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #27 | — | +15.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 988 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #15 | 1788 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #71 | 1898 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #22 | 1675 | -12.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #29 | — | +4.6 |
Worst Elo result: XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group B (-21.2 Elo, finished #32).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJaume Costa Trave
🇪🇸ESP·1764
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJordi De La Plaza Gras
🇪🇸ESP·2068
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRicardo Ll. Brusi Noguera
🇪🇸ESP·2038
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLluis Febrero Perez
🇪🇸ESP·1496
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsJosep Fernandez Perez
🇪🇸ESP·1811
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
/
Spain
#5,943
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#47,365
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+
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