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Espel, Luis
🇺🇾FIDE 3014800· Male· Uruguay· Born in 1968
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Luis Espel, a 58-year-old player, is rated 1873. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Mar 2024 and Mar 2026. Recent appearances: Cerrados de Jueves - Club Mijail Tal - Grupo C and Campeonato Uruguayo - Cuartos de Final Club Mijail Tal. Also played 1 rapid (including Torneo Inauguracion Club Mijail Tal) and 4 blitz events (including URUGUAYO INTERCLUBES BLITZ POR EQUIPOS 2025) recently. His peak of 2024 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2022, #34 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd1882·Blz1857
All-time high
2024
−151 pts below
Mar 2022 · age 54
Mar 2022 · age 54
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,025
#55,025 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
11th 55-60 player nationally
at age 58 · rated 1873
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
1783 → 1843
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1843 → returned at 1872
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Aug 2023
2022
Peak national rank: #34
at age 54 · rated 2024
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
1843 → 1873
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
7W2D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEduardo Rodriguez Farias1,895·Campeonato Uruguayo - Cuartos de Final Club Mijail Tal·R1·+10.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2/5 | #4 | 1719 | -20.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #4 | 1881 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2073 | +29.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNicolas Kulik
🇺🇾URU·2116
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJuan Cayetano
🇺🇾URU·2034
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFacundo Dominguez
🇺🇾URU·2163
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLuis Perez Selios
🇺🇾URU·1722
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsFacundo Piriz
🇺🇾URU·1823
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Uruguay
#103
out of 725 players
Americas
#6,134
in continent
World
#55,024
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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