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Vargas Sotelo, Victor
🇪🇨FIDE 3632024· Male· Ecuador· Born in 2006
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Victor Vargas Sotelo, a 20-year-old player, is rated 2012 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT NACIONAL SELECTIVO U20 ABSOLUTO, XXV IRT Hibrido del Sur Sub-2100 2026, and I SELECTIVO NACIONAL OPEN 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including XX CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ SUB-20 RAPIDO ABSOLUTO GUAYAQUIL-ECUADOR) and 5 blitz events (including XX CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ SUB-20 BLITZ ABSOLUTO GUAYAQUIL-ECUADOR) recently. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2015 and Sep 2016. He reached #35 nationally in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2, #6, #4, #3, #4 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2012
Standard
Rpd1928·Blz1953
All-time high
2012
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,678
#25,678 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Peak national rank: #35
at age 20 · rated 2012
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2012
at age 20
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Mar 2026
2025
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1990
Nov 2025
9-month rising streak
+100 Elo
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+43
1969 → 2012
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
34/ 4772.3%
31W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 2060 | +17.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #2 | 1900 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2142 | +22.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #29 | 2187 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 2004 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/4 | #2 | 2593 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2446 | +15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristopher Leonel Garzon ZapatangaIM
🇪🇨ECU·2305
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPablo Orozco Aguilera
🇪🇨ECU·1896
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsChristian Josue Quinde Corte
🇪🇨ECU·1787
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsStefanny Illares Chumbi
🇪🇨ECU·1621
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsSteve Badillo Ramos
🇪🇨ECU·2106
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Ecuador
#35
out of 840 players
Americas
#2,687
in continent
World
#25,678
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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