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Sanchez Alvares, Kelvin Antonio

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FIDEFIDE 3906680· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1992

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Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares, a 34-year-old Venezuelan FIDE Master, is rated 2173 and ranked 36th among Venezuelan players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Land of the Sky XXXVIII, 2026 Charlotte Open - Championship, and 53rd Annual World Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 Carolinas Classic - Blitz Championship (1700 and over)) recently. His peak of 2318 was reached at age 25 (Nov 2017); he also reached Venezuelan #10 in Jan 2018.

Awarded FM in 2018 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #6 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2173

Standard

Rpd2161·Blz2199

All-time high

2318

−145 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 25

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#36

#36 · Venezuelan players · of 955

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
Mar 2026
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 30
Jul 2022
2019
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2250 → returned at 2217
Sep 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 27
Mar 2019
2018
Peak Venezuelan rank: #10
at age 26 · rated 2307
Jan 2018
FM title awardedFM
at age 26
Jan 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Luis Carlos Torres RosasIM 2,315
53rd Annual World Open · Jul 2025 · +3.3 Elo
Evolution
-32
2205 → 2173
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
16.5/ 2956.9%
12W9D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThomas Kung2,169·Land of the Sky XXXVIII·R5·+8.8
2.[W]vsIsaac Spence2,092·Land of the Sky XXXVIII·R2·+6.7
3.[W]vsMacon ShibutFM2,047·53rd Annual World Open·R5·+6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
35th Annual Chicago Open
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/7#1142022-37.8
Land of the Sky XXXVIII
Swiss
Jan 20265/4#12766+20.4
2026 Charlotte Open - Championship
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#132154-2.6
53rd Annual World Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/8#1362153-11.0
2025 Carolinas Classic - Championship
Open Swiss
Jun 20251/3#571870-27.4
Worst Elo result: 35th Annual Chicago Open (-37.8 Elo, finished #114).

Most-Played Opponents

vsRonald Jesus Brizuela AbreuIM
🇻🇪VEN·2283
+9 −11 =5
25 games·last met May 2022
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vsFranklin Annervys PalomoFM
🇻🇪VEN·2231
+5 −12 =4
21 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsWilson Guillermo Palencia MoralesIM
🇨🇴COL·2217
+5 −4 =10
19 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsIsmael David Vidal MelendezFM
🇻🇪VEN·2294
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsAlexander Zambrano RodriguezFM
🇻🇪VEN·2170
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings

/
Venezuela
#36
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#1,055
in continent
World
#9,741
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Venezuela
1
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2,453
2
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2,395
3
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2,388
4
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2,387
5
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2,383
6
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2,377
7
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2,375
7
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2,375
9
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2,373
10
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2,358
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36🇻🇪Sanchez Alvares, Kelvin Antonio2,173
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
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2,653
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1055🇻🇪Sanchez Alvares, Kelvin Antonio2,173
World
1
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2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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9741🇻🇪Sanchez Alvares, Kelvin Antonio2,173