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Avila Vargas, Juan Manuel
🇻🇪FIDE 3946614· Male· Venezuela· Born in 2008
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Juan Manuel Avila Vargas, a 18-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1720. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Regional Zuliano Juvenil Absoluto 2026, Campeonato Regional Zuliano Cadete - Junior 2025, and Campeonato Regional Zuliano Juvenil 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including IRT 25 Aniversario de la Escuela Zuliana de Ajedrez) and 3 blitz events (including Campeonato Regional Zuliano Blitz, Edicion 70 Aniversario de la Asociacion Zuliana de Ajedrez 1955-2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Apr 2023 and Jun 2024. His peak of 1751 was reached at age 17 (Apr 2025).
At junior level, he reached #21, #11, #4, #2 and #2 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd1805·Blz1699
All-time high
1751
−31 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 17
Apr 2025 · age 17
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
All-time peak 1751
at age 17 · −31 from today
Apr 2025
21st Venezuelan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1750
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1557 → 1746
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1557 → returned at 1746
Apr 2023
11th Venezuelan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1564
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
1696 → 1720
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
11/ 1764.7%
9W4D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlejandro Allan Jesus Caliman Fuenmayor1,697·Campeonato Regional Zuliano Juvenil Absoluto 2026·R3·+18.8
3.[W]vsGabriel de Jesus Rodriguez Ocando1,577·Campeonato Regional Zuliano Cadete - Junior 2025·R2·+14.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOriana Carolina Pacheco Hernandez1,548·Campeonato Regional Zuliano Cadete - Junior 2025·R5·-27.1
3.[L]vsAndres Eduardo Campos Guanipa1,822·Campeonato Regional Zuliano Juvenil Absoluto 2026·R4·-14.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 1844 | +41.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #6 | 1610 | -24.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #4 | 2341 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Jose Avila Gonzalez
🇻🇪VEN·1791
+5 −2 =13
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJosue Daniel Mavarez Araque
🇻🇪VEN·1586
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsJesus Manuel Varela Mendoza
🇻🇪VEN·1840
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsVictor Vidal Rojas Fernandez
🇻🇪VEN·1628
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsViviana Patricia Urdaneta Acurero
🇻🇪VEN·1402
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2017
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Rankings
/
Venezuela
#405
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#12,243
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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