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Varela, Mateo
🇺🇾FIDE 3019519· Male· Uruguay· Born in 2007
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Mateo Varela, a 19-year-old player, is rated 2034 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +102 Elo over the past 12 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Uruguayo Sub 20 2026, Cerrados de jueves - Club Mijail Tal - grupo B, and 1er Alekhine 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including URUGUAYO INTERCLUBES RAPIDO POR EQUIPO 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026 - Super Blitz) recently. He reached #34 nationally in Mar 2025.
At junior level, he reached #3, #2 and #7 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2034
Standard
Rpd1913·Blz1859
All-time high
2034
at best
May 2026 · age 19
May 2026 · age 19
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22,725
#22,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
3rd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2034
May 2026
All-time peak 2034
at age 19
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #34
at age 18 · rated 2033
Mar 2025
2nd U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2033
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+127
1907 → 2034
Tournaments
16
97 games
Score
52.5/ 9754.1%
51W15D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2271 | +28.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #4 | 1988 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #16 | 1917 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #18 | 2105 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2137 | +40.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #248 | 1978 | -14.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #5 | 1924 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2451 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #61 | 1779 | -31.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1995 | +15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBenjamin Martello
🇺🇾URU·2053
+4 −14 =2
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNicolas Kulik
🇺🇾URU·2116
+3 −11 =3
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsBryan Lopez
🇺🇾URU·1785
+11 −1 =2
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAriel Miller
🇺🇾URU·1961
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsJuan Cayetano
🇺🇾URU·2034
+2 −9 =0
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Uruguay
#37
out of 725 players
Americas
#2,372
in continent
World
#22,725
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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