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Villalba, Marcelo
IM🇵🇾FIDE 3701859· Male· Paraguay· Born in 1994
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Marcelo Villalba, a 32-year-old International Master, is rated 2211 and ranked 10th among PAR players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2017–2019), 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: XII GRAND PRIX CEA 2025 and Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Categoria A 2025 Ronda 1 al 3. Also played 1 rapid event (including Torneo Abierto de Duplas - Club Internacional de Tenis 2025) recently. His peak of 2288 was reached at age 23 (Mar 2017); he also reached #7 nationally in Feb 2019 and has been in top 10 for 81 months and counting (5 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2010 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #2, #2, #1 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2211
Standard
Rpd2274·Blz2159
All-time high
2288
−77 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 23
Mar 2017 · age 23
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · PAR players · of 367
National top 10 since Apr 2025
National top 10 since Apr 2025
Career timeline
21 entries2026
81 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 61 months · since Sep 2012
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2233 → returned at 2218
Jul 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 29
Mar 2023
2019
Peak national rank: #7
at age 25 · rated 2258
Feb 2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2258 → returned at 2244
Feb 2019
2017
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2276 → returned at 2258
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2233 → 2211
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2013 | -7.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #19 | 1948 | -15.2 |
Worst Elo result: Liga Paraguaya de Ajedrez Categoria A 2025 Ronda 1 al 3 (-15.2 Elo, finished #19).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatias LatorreFM
🇵🇾PAR·2260
+7 −5 =7
19 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsGuillermo VazquezGM
🇵🇾PAR·2545
+5 −4 =6
15 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsM Ruben D ZacariasFM
🇵🇾PAR·2179
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNeuris Delgado RamirezGM
🇵🇾PAR·2512
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsFernando Diaz
🇵🇾PAR·2051
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Nov 2021
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Rankings
/
Paraguay
#10
out of 433 players
Americas
#815
in continent
World
#7,583
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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