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Valderrama Candia, Valeria
🇨🇱FIDE 3418251· Female· Chile· Born in 2001
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Valeria Valderrama Candia, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1856 — just 28 short of her peak of 1884 (Feb 2026, age 25). She is rising rapidly, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14 CHESS BOSS - CHESS TOUR MAGISTRAL C, IV TORNEO IRT GIMNASIO DE LA MENTE CLUB INSTITUTO CHILENO DE AJEDREZ, and FINAL CAMPEONATO DE CHILE ABSOLUTO 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE CLUBES FEDERADOS AJEFECH 2025) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024).
At junior level, she reached #53, #60 and #63 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1698·Blz1597
All-time high
1884
−28 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 25
Feb 2026 · age 25
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
82nd 20-35 player nationally
at age 25 · rated 1883
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1884
at age 25 · −28 from today
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+257 Elo)
1485 → 1742
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 24
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026perf 2084 (+200) · 6/9 · #18
Top opponent
Evolution
+94
1762 → 1856
Tournaments
9
62 games
Score
37/ 6259.7%
29W16D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEnrique Alfredo Farfan OrtizCM2,113·ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026·R5·+15.8
2.[W]vsMarlies Macia Velazquez2,069·ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026·R7·+14.9
3.[W]vsIvan Patricio Vargas MaliqueoFM2,006·ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026·R3·+13.4
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsDavid Claros Fuentes1,738·IV TORNEO IRT GIMNASIO DE LA MENTE CLUB INSTITUTO CHILENO DE AJEDREZ·R3·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #6 | 1802 | -12.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 1650 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/11 | #42 | 1935 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 1812 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #62 | 1864 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #18 | 2084 | +58.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 2014 | +36.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1897 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #14 | 2725 | +8.4 |
Worst Elo result: IV TORNEO IRT GIMNASIO DE LA MENTE CLUB INSTITUTO CHILENO DE AJEDREZ (-16.4 Elo, finished #11).
Rankings
/
Chile
#286
out of 1,404 players
Americas
#6,690
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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