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Cortes Valdivia, Walter Benjamin
🇨🇱FIDE 3477738· Male· Chile· Born in 2010
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Walter Benjamin Cortes Valdivia, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1883 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +195 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14 CHESS BOSS - CHESS TOUR MAGISTRAL C, FINAL CAMPEONATO DE CHILE ABSOLUTO 2026, and NACIONAL DE LA NINEZ Y JUVENTUD 2026 SUB 16 ABSOLUTO. Also played 1 rapid (including IRT RAPIDO COPIAPO ANIVERSARIO CLUB - CONMEMORACION YONATHAN VALLES RODRIGUEZ) and 1 blitz events (including IRT BLITZ COPIAPO ANIVERSARIO CLUB - CONMEMORACION YONATHAN VALLES RODRIGUEZ) recently.
At junior level, he reached #16 and #34 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1883
Standard
Rpd1937·Blz1680
All-time high
1883
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#52,375
#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
16th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1883
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1883
at age 16
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+221 Elo)
1632 → 1853
Feb 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+194
1689 → 1883
Tournaments
5
45 games
Score
26.5/ 4558.9%
19W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLukas Damia Fuenzalida Hernandez1,797·NACIONAL DE LA NINEZ Y JUVENTUD 2026 SUB 16 ABSOLUTO·R7·-23.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #1 | 1904 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/10 | #55 | 1943 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #13 | 1839 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #80 | 1931 | +76.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #41 | 2075 | +86.8 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Chile
#245
out of 1,404 players
Americas
#5,791
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Chile
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Americas
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World
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