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Cuevas Araya, Walter
FM🇨🇱FIDE 3405028· Male· Chile· Born in 1981
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Walter Cuevas Araya, a 45-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2069 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2027 and 2069 over the past 2 years. 55 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FINAL CAMPEONATO DE CHILE ABSOLUTO 2026, I CHESS OPEN SANTIAGO 2026 - CLUB DE AJEDREZ DE CHILE, and 8vo Torneo IRT Internacional Memorial Jose Jara Araya. Also played 1 rapid (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ RAPIDAS) and 7 blitz events (including CLUB CHILE 500 000 A REPARTIR- FIDE Blitz Premiacion Chess Open Santiago - Domingo 01-02) recently. He took a 20-month break between Jul 2007 and Apr 2009. His peak of 2317 was reached at age 28 (Jul 2009, #22 nationally at the time).
Awarded FM in 2009 (age 28). At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2069
Standard
Rpd2066·Blz1972
All-time high
2317
−248 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 28
Jul 2009 · age 28
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 44
Apr 2025
2023
5th 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 2128
Jan 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Jan 2023
2015
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Nov 2015
2014
500 career games
at age 33
Feb 2014
2013
Re-crossed 2200
at age 32
Mar 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2056 → 2069
Tournaments
10
55 games
Score
35/ 5563.6%
29W16D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndreas Nunez Munoz1,755·IRT V CLASIFICATORIO NOVIEMBRE - ULTIMO CLASIFICATORIO - CLUB CHILE·R1·-16.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/10 | #19 | 2124 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #41 | 1906 | -27.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 2128 | +18.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #30 | 2014 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #10 | 2830 | +19.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #4 | 1996 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1938 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #131 | 2524 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1926 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2260 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHugo Lopez SilvaIM
🇨🇱CHI·2369
+2 −20 =4
26 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsClaudio Olivares OlivaresFM
🇨🇱CHI·2244
+7 −12 =2
21 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJaime Tapia FuentesFM
🇨🇱CHI·2123
+5 −7 =6
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCristobal Henriquez VillagraGM
🇨🇱CHI·2603
+2 −11 =4
17 games·last met May 2023
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vsAlvaro Valdes EscobarIM
🇨🇱CHI·2283
+2 −10 =4
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Chile
#82
out of 1,404 players
Americas
#1,940
in continent
World
#18,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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