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Guatache Castillo, Argenis Manuel
🇻🇪FIDE 3964841· Male· Venezuela· Born in 2009
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Argenis Manuel Guatache Castillo, a 17-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1611 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT Calentando Motores 2026, 2do IRT Asociacion de Ajedrez del Estado Anzoategui, and Campeonato Estadal Juvenil Anzoategui 2025 Sub-20 Masculino. Also played 2 rapid events (including VI Aniversario Academia FerOso) recently. He took a 39-month break between Nov 2019 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #57, #49, #62, #25 and #25 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz1413
All-time high
1611
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#142,189
#142,189 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
57th Venezuelan U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1611
May 2026
All-time peak 1611
at age 17
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
49th Venezuelan U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1597
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+468 Elo)
1015 → 1483
May 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+99
1512 → 1611
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
13W3D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSantiago Leandro Cedeno Cedeno1,953·Campeonato Estadal Juvenil Anzoategui 2025 Sub-20 Masculino·R2·+35.4
2.[W]vsChris Anthony Regele Rodriguez1,602·Campeonato Estadal Juvenil Anzoategui 2025 Sub-20 Masculino·R1·+20.3
3.[D]vsLeonard David Ortiz Avila1,894·Campeonato Estadal Juvenil Anzoategui 2025 Sub-20 Masculino·R5·+13.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVictor Manuel Cardenas Chavez1,813·2do IRT Asociacion de Ajedrez del Estado Anzoategui·R4·-8.6
3.[L]vsJose Gabriel Hernandez Galicia1,839·2do IRT Asociacion de Ajedrez del Estado Anzoategui·R2·-7.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/2 | #9 | 2466 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #24 | 1968 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2039 | +82.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/3 | #27 | 2633 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Venezuela
#554
out of 1,597 players
Americas
#17,556
in continent
World
#142,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Venezuela
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Americas
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World
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