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Valle, Efrain
FM🇨🇴FIDE 4401387· Male· Colombia· Born in 1955
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Efrain Valle, a 71-year-old Colombian FIDE Master, is rated 1961. He has slipped back 103 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Distrital Amateur Categoria Sub-2300 Absoluto, Torneo IRT Clasico Navideno Bogota DC, and Torneo IRT de Ajedrez Social Elo 1901 a 2100 In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierro. Also played 21 rapid (including Torneo Mundialista de Rapidas 2025) and 10 blitz events (including Torneo Mundialista de Blitz 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 38 months (2001–2005), 17 months (2005–2006) and 13 months (2010–2011). His peak of 2251 was reached at age 58 (Jan 2013); he also reached Colombian #42 in Jun 2013.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 62) and CM in 2007 (age 52).
Current rating
1961
Standard
Rpd2107·Blz2026
All-time high
2251
−290 pts below
Jan 2013 · age 58
Jan 2013 · age 58
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34,449
#34,449 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
25 entries2026
2nd Colombian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2012
May 2026
2025
4th Colombian 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2081
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+114 Elo)
1967 → 2081
Aug 2025
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Nov 2019
2017
3rd Colombian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2191
May 2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 62
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Torneo IRT de Ajedrez Social Elo 1901 a 2100 In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierroperf 2144 (+102) · 5/7 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
-103
2064 → 1961
Tournaments
10
70 games
Score
42.5/ 7060.7%
32W21D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #4 | 1983 | -3.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 3/6 | #48 | 1817 | -48.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #22 | 1891 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 2144 | +23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloGM
🇨🇴COL·2474
+7 −24 =13
44 games·last met May 2024
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vsMauricio Vargas BenavidesFM
🇨🇴COL·1959
+22 −7 =7
36 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAlvaro Garcia AlarconFM
🇨🇴COL·2120
+13 −14 =5
32 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJuan David BecerraFM
🇨🇴COL·2264
+4 −24 =2
30 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsJuan Carlos Ceron
🇨🇴COL·2085
+14 −7 =5
26 games·last met Nov 2016
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#208
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#3,679
in continent
World
#34,448
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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