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Valdes, Daniel
🇺🇸FIDE 30937574· Male· United States of America· Born in 1951
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Daniel Valdes, a 75-year-old American player, is rated 1611. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Mar 2024 and Sep 2025. Recent appearances: 2025 December 954Chess FIDE Forum - U1900 and 2025 August 954Chess FIDE Forum. His peak of 1684 was reached at age 73 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1684
−73 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 73
Mar 2024 · age 73
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,777
#142,777 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+223 Elo)
1461 → 1684
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 73
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1684
at age 73 · −73 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1645
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 72
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-73
1684 → 1611
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
2/ 1020.0%
1W2D7L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #17 | 1524 | -33.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/4 | #22 | 1354 | -39.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#4,232
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#17,581
in continent
World
#142,767
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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World
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