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Sanchez Alvarez, Roberto Carlos
IM🇵🇦FIDE 3508684· Male· Panama· Born in 1987
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Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez, a 39-year-old International Master, is rated 2344 and ranked 1st among PAN players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2344 and 2391 over the past 2 years. 49 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, and Campeonato Nacional ABSOLUTO Panama 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato Nacional Rapid 2025 - Absoluto) and 5 blitz events (including V Blitz Chess Menorca 2026) recently. His peak of 2449 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2023); he also reached #1 nationally in Jan 2007 and has been #1 for 187 months and counting (10 consecutive years on his current run).
Competes for Panama since Nov 2017. Awarded IM in 2019 (age 32) and FM in 2009 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2344
Standard
Rpd2391·Blz2315
All-time high
2449
−105 pts below
Jan 2023 · age 36
Jan 2023 · age 36
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · PAN players · of 310
#1 nationally since Feb 2016
#1 nationally since Feb 2016
Career timeline
24 entries2026
187 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 124 months · since Jan 2007
May 2026
2023
All-time peak 2449
at age 36 · −105 from today
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 35
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2409 → returned at 2394
Apr 2020
2019
IM title awardedIM
at age 32 · 1st quarter PB 2019
Mar 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 31
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2364 → 2344
Tournaments
6
49 games
Score
35.5/ 4972.4%
27W17D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBrayan Alexis Garcia Y.CM2,020·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R7·-8.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #125 | 2283 | -5.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #26 | 2325 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2271 | -2.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/8 | #42 | 2127 | -15.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2375 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/8 | #6 | 2262 | -4.4 |
Worst Elo result: Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026 (-15.3 Elo, finished #42).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJorge Luis Baules RodriguezIM
🇵🇦PAN·2283
+10 −7 =9
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEfren Andres Ramos EspinozaFM
🇵🇦PAN·2155
+8 −2 =11
21 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCarlos M. Castellanos SanchezFM
🇨🇺CUB·2264
+4 −4 =11
19 games·last met Dec 2012
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vsOrlando Andres Leon ArchibaldoFM
🇵🇦PAN·2186
+7 −3 =7
17 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRodney Hernandez NoaFM
🇨🇺CUB·2246
+3 −3 =9
15 games·last met May 2013
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Rankings
/
Panama
#1
out of 451 players
Americas
#337
in continent
World
#2,848
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Panama
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Americas
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World
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