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Vargas Alarcon, Marcelo
🇨🇱FIDE 3419215· Male· Chile· Born in 1999
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Marcelo Vargas Alarcon, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1817 — just 15 short of his peak of 1832 (Feb 2026, age 27). He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT sub 2400 Aniversario Puerto Montt 2026, ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026, and II FESTIVAL DE AJEDREZ ENROQUE OSORNINO GRAND PRIX SUB 2400-1801. Also played 1 rapid event (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ RAPIDAS) recently. He took a 96-month break between Jan 2017 and Feb 2025.
At junior level, he reached #24 and #27 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1817
Standard
Rpd1757·Blz1739
All-time high
1832
−15 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 27
Feb 2026 · age 27
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,063
#71,063 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1832
at age 27 · −15 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Nov 2025
100 career games
at age 26
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1605 → 1760
Feb 2025
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2018
2017
Inactive for 96 months
paused at 1605 → returned at 1760
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+68
1749 → 1817
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
21.5/ 3561.4%
19W5D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndres Lagos Inostroza1,987·II FESTIVAL DE AJEDREZ ENROQUE OSORNINO GRAND PRIX SUB 2400-1801·R1·+14.4
2.[W]vsJazmin DondaWFM1,954·ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026·R5·+13.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPablo Koserak Mora1,636·ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026·R9·-15.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #25 | 1873 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #149 | 1888 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #17 | 1894 | +10.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2132 | +36.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1889 | +15.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #39 | 2108 | +11.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHector Merino Zurita
🇨🇱CHI·1616
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Jun 2015
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vsEvelyn Poblete Moena
🇨🇱CHI·1631
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2015
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vsJose Sebastian Meza Alarcon
🇨🇱CHI·1707
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsCarlos Alberto Castillo Rivera
🇨🇱CHI·1957
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2016
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vsSergio Andres Meza Alarcon
🇨🇱CHI·1704
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2016
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Rankings
/
Chile
#344
out of 1,404 players
Americas
#8,118
in continent
World
#71,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Chile
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