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Valdes Escobar, Alvaro
IM🇨🇱FIDE 3405451· Male· Chile· Born in 1989
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Alvaro Valdes Escobar, a 37-year-old International Master, is rated 2281 and ranked 15th among CHI players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026, ABIERTO MENDOZA "Copa Guaymallen", and INTERCLUBES 101 ANIVERSARIO CLUB CHILE 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ RAPIDAS) and 2 blitz events (including IRT Blitz III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008) and 19 months (2013–2014). His peak of 2419 was reached at age 22 (May 2011, #8 nationally at the time); he spent 24 months in top 10.
Awarded IM in 2011 (age 22) and FM in 2008 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2281
Standard
Rpd2301·Blz2236
All-time high
2419
−138 pts below
May 2011 · age 22
May 2011 · age 22
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · CHI players · of 1,296
24 months in National top 10 (2009–2025)
24 months in National top 10 (2009–2025)
Career timeline
24 entries2025
24 months in national top 10
since Apr 2009
Mar 2025
2015
500 career games
at age 26
Nov 2015
2013
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2378 → returned at 2390
Mar 2013
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Jan 2013
2012
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
May 2012
2011
Peak national rank: #8
at age 22 · rated 2419
May 2011
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
2317 → 2281
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
17/ 3056.7%
16W10D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPedro Basualto Penalieres1,944·ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026·R2·-8.7
3.[L]vsFelipe Vergara JofreFM2,220·2do INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT RATING INVIERNO EN PUNTA ARENAS·R7·-6.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #36 | 2125 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #28 | 2119 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #114 | 2543 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 2069 | -7.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWalter Cuevas ArayaFM
🇨🇱CHI·2059
+10 −2 =4
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsPablo Salinas HerreraGM
🇨🇱CHI·2450
+3 −7 =5
15 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsHugo Lopez SilvaIM
🇨🇱CHI·2369
+3 −6 =4
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJose Hernandez RieraFM
🇨🇱CHI·2163
+5 −3 =5
13 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsRobert Diaz VillagranFM
🇨🇱CHI·2239
+4 −1 =6
11 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
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Chile
#15
out of 1,399 players
Americas
#519
in continent
World
#4,680
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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