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Vilchez Tovar, Samuel Dario
🇻🇪FIDE 3965562· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1991
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Samuel Dario Vilchez Tovar, a 35-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1788 — just 10 short of his peak of 1798 (Sep 2024, age 33). He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XI IRT Clasico Cerrado-La Pasion de Caissa-Superior, Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Boveda, and IRT Clasico Open Leyendas del Ajedrez Criollo. Also played 4 rapid (including IRT Rapido Copa Hugo Martinez) and 1 blitz events (including IRT Blitz Maestros vs Velocistas) recently.
Current rating
1788
Standard
Rpd1720·Blz1699
All-time high
1798
−10 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 33
Sep 2024 · age 33
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#80,122
#80,122 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1798
at age 33 · −10 from today
Sep 2024
2022
72nd Venezuelan 20-35 player
at age 31 · rated 1687
Apr 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1426 → 1669
Jan 2020
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Jan 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Jan 2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1669 → returned at 1705
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Bovedaperf 2197 (+424) · 5.5/6 · #19
Top opponent
Evolution
+52
1736 → 1788
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
12W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKenjervi Jeroham Vielma Pena1,935·Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Boveda·R5·+14.4
2.[W]vsMoises Echeto Hernandez1,927·Festival de Ajedrez Dia de Galicia - 70 Aniversario Pena Alexandre Boveda·R6·+14.2
3.[W]vsGeovanny Jose Romero Hernandez1,822·XI IRT Clasico Cerrado-La Pasion de Caissa-Superior·R5·+11.0
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAndres Alejandro Padron Jimenez1,780·XI IRT Clasico Cerrado-La Pasion de Caissa-Superior·R2·-10.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 1943 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #19 | 2197 | +38.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMauricio Andres Vela Salazar
🇻🇪VEN·1655
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsWynder Antonio Uztariz Seijas
🇻🇪VEN·1564
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAngel Yosuet Gonzalez Viana
🇻🇪VEN·1884
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsOscar Manuel Caterine Pizarro
🇻🇪VEN·1898
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSamuel Alejandro Rodriguez Zambrano
🇻🇪VEN·1497
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Venezuela
#319
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#9,276
in continent
World
#80,120
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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