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Garate Giron, Samuel Alejandro
🇻🇪FIDE 3988511· Male· Venezuela· Born in 2011
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Samuel Alejandro Garate Giron, a 15-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1664. He is rising rapidly, having gained +113 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U15 Absoluto 2026, XXVI IRT Hibrido de Las Americas Sub-1800 2025 U17, and IRT Miranda Estadal Juvenil Masculino. Also played 6 rapid (including IRT Miranda Estadal Juvenil Masculino Rapido) and 6 blitz events (including IRT Miranda Estadal Juvenil Masculino Blitz) recently. His peak of 1752 was reached at age 14 (Mar 2025).
At junior level, he reached #24, #6 and #25 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1664
Standard
Rpd1663·Blz1699
All-time high
1752
−88 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 14
Mar 2025 · age 14
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#122,926
#122,926 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
24th Venezuelan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1721
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 14
Sep 2025
6th Venezuelan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1752
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1752
at age 14 · −88 from today
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 14
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+594 Elo)
1080 → 1674
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+123
1541 → 1664
Tournaments
15
94 games
Score
62/ 9466.0%
57W10D27L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAaron Javier Paredes Vasquez1,503·Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U15 Absoluto 2026·R4·-28.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #23 | 1917 | -57.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #8 | 1806 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/6 | #18 | 1675 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 1872 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/3 | #9 | 2294 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2369 | +22.4 |
Tournament | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #5 | 1835 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2002 | +98.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #17 | 2027 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #83 | 1691 | -10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWynder Antonio Uztariz Seijas
🇻🇪VEN·1564
+13 −10 =7
30 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsUrano Rigoberto Montoya Jimenez
🇻🇪VEN·1715
+1 −7 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSantiago Andres Lopez Carpio
🇻🇪VEN·1558
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAngel Gabriel Lucero Carao
🇻🇪VEN·1694
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJose Luis Reyes Hernandez
🇻🇪VEN·1644
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Venezuela
#475
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#14,934
in continent
World
#122,920
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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