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Paz Valera, Luis Carlos

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FIDEFIDE 5106869· Male· Mexico· Born in 1988

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Luis Carlos Paz Valera, a 38-year-old Mexican player, is rated 2144 and sitting in the top 3% of Mexican players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Expertos, XIV Torneo Internacional y Nacional Abierto de Ajedrez de la Ciudad de Mexico. Morelos, and TERCERA EDICION DEL CAMPEONATO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "AGUASCALIENTES 2025" Expertos. Also played 9 rapid (including IX Torneo Navideno del Pavo MN Raul Rosas Reyes Abierta Fide) and 5 blitz events (including IX Torneo Navideno del Pavo MN Raul Rosas Reyes Abierta Fide Blitz) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 18 months (2008–2010), 35 months (2010–2013) and 69 months (2016–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2175 was reached at age 17 (Jul 2005); he also reached Mexican #57 in Jan 2023.

At junior level, he reached #11 and #7 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2144

Standard

Rpd2151·Blz2098

All-time high

2175

31 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 17

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#64 · Mexican players · of 2,262

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 36
Oct 2024
2023
Peak Mexican rank: #57
at age 35 · rated 2161
Jan 2023
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
2090 → 2161
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Oct 2022
2016
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 2090 → returned at 2109
Dec 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 27
Feb 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Mexico
#64
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#1,241
in continent
World
#11,701
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Mexico
1
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2,650
2
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2,536
3
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2,513
4
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2,466
5
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2,446
6
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2,440
7
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2,422
8
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2,400
9
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2,398
10
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2,380
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64🇲🇽Paz Valera, Luis Carlos2,144
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
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2,742
5
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2,732
6
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2,724
7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
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1241🇲🇽Paz Valera, Luis Carlos2,144
World
1
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2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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11701🇲🇽Paz Valera, Luis Carlos2,144