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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 1868 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +169 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FINAL CAMPEONATO DE CHILE ABSOLUTO 2026, NACIONAL DE LA NINEZ Y JUVENTUD 2026 SUB 16 ABSOLUTO, and ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026. 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 #17 and #34 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1868
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1598
All-time high
1868
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#56,368
#56,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1868
at age 16
May 2026
17th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1867
Apr 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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+180
1688 → 1868
Tournaments
4
45 games
Score
22/ 4548.9%
19W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLukas Damia Fuenzalida Hernandez1,797·NACIONAL DE LA NINEZ Y JUVENTUD 2026 SUB 16 ABSOLUTO·R7·-23.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Chile
#255
out of 1,399 players
Americas
#6,312
in continent
World
#56,368
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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