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Valdez Quihue, Benjamin Gerardo
🇵🇪FIDE 3879275· Male· Peru· Born in 2014
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Benjamin Gerardo Valdez Quihue, a 12-year-old Peruvian player, is rated 1817 and ranked 7th among Peruvian players under 12. He is climbing fast, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I ABIERTO INTERNACIONAL IRT ESTANDAR ICA LA CIUDAD DEL ETERNO SOL 2025, XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 12 Absoluto, and CAMPEONATO NACIONAL IMPAR DE AJEDREZ 2025 SUB 11 Absoluto. Also played 4 rapid (including I TORNEO OPEN IRT RAPIDAS FEDRA SCHOOL PISCO 2026) and 6 blitz events (including I TORNEO OPEN IRT BLITZ FEDRA SCHOOL PISCO 2026) recently. His peak of 1875 was reached at age 11 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #4, #3 and #16 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1817
Standard
Rpd1740·Blz1793
All-time high
1875
−58 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 11
Oct 2025 · age 11
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Peruvian players under 12 · of 223
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1875
at age 11 · −58 from today
Oct 2025
8-month rising streak
+229 Elo
Oct 2025
4th Peruvian U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1870
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 11
Apr 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+84
1733 → 1817
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
9W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/4 | #5 | 2380 | -54.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 1864 | +61.6 |
Worst Elo result: I ABIERTO INTERNACIONAL IRT ESTANDAR ICA LA CIUDAD DEL ETERNO SOL 2025 (-54.4 Elo, finished #5).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel Paolo Gallegos QuispeCM
🇵🇪PER·1989
+3 −7 =4
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRichard Lionel Montoya Jorge
🇵🇪PER·1891
+2 −4 =7
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsArian Martin Marquina Suarez
🇵🇪PER·1502
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAndre Richard River Arroyo Zarate
🇵🇪PER·1703
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMachaca Quispe Adrian Emmanuel
🇵🇪PER·1910
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Peru
#293
out of 2,434 players
Americas
#8,118
in continent
World
#71,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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