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Valdes, Javier

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FIDEFIDE 2623056· Male· Canada· Born in 1985

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Javier Valdes, a 41-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1624 — just 12 short of his peak of 1636 (Feb 2026, age 41). He is progressing steadily with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Lethbridge Open, 2025 Alberta Open U1700, and 2025 Lethbridge Fall Open.

Current rating

1624

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1636

−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 41

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#137,297

#137,297 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
May 2026
41st Canadian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1636
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1516 → 1636
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1636
at age 41 · −12 from today
Feb 2026
2025
63rd Canadian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1635
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Nov 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marek Wozniak 1,642
2025 Alberta Open U1700 · Oct 2025 · +20.4 Elo
Evolution
+70
1554 → 1624
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
9/ 2045.0%
7W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarek Wozniak1,642·2025 Alberta Open U1700·R6·+20.4
2.[W]vsZeth Matthew Dahlke1,472·2025 CCC U1800 (FIDE) Open (Summer)·R5·+15.6
3.[W]vsPaul Viminitz1,553·2025 Alberta Open U1700·R4·+15.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGarth Dunn1,758·2025 CCC U1800 (FIDE) Open (Summer)·R4·-9.2
2.[L]vsMike McKenzie1,714·2026 Lethbridge Open·R2·-7.5
3.[L]vsRoy Yearwood2,019·2026 Lethbridge Open·R1·-1.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Lethbridge Open
Swiss
Apr 20261/3#191648-10.8
2025 Alberta Open U1700
Swiss
Oct 20253.5/3#32357+56.4
2025 Lethbridge Fall Open
Swiss
Sep 20252/4#6—+29.6
2025 CCC U1800 (FIDE) Open (Summer)
Swiss
Jul 20252.5/4#101637-4.8

Rankings

/
Canada
#1,209
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#16,914
in continent
World
#137,289
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Canada
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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2,454
6
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7
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8
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9
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2,427
10
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2,414
...
1209🇨🇦Valdes, Javier1,624
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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3
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4
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2,732
5
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6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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16914🇨🇦Valdes, Javier1,624
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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137289🇨🇦Valdes, Javier1,624