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Nolte, Rolando
IM🇵🇭FIDE 5200636· Male· Philippines· Born in 1972
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Rolando Nolte, a 54-year-old Filipino International Master, is rated 2259 and ranked 28th among Filipino players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Philippine National Classification Chess Tournament Master Section 1800 - 2399, PSC - NCFP Selection National Chess Championship Grand Finals Men's Division, and Hong Kong International Open 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including ASEAN Individual Open Rapid Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 20 months (2004–2006) and 53 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2522 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2008, Filipino #4 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2008 (age 36). Earned a GM norm at 3rd Kolkata Open Grand Master Chess Tournament 2008.
Current rating
2259
Standard
Rpd2270·Blz2441
All-time high
2522
−263 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 36
Jul 2008 · age 36
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Filipino players · of 1,654
Career timeline
18 entries2023
2nd Filipino 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2387
Jan 2023
2022
1st Filipino 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2387
May 2022
2017
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2389 → returned at 2387
Sep 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 43
Apr 2015
2013
500 career games
at age 41
Dec 2013
3rd Filipino 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2457
Aug 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-40
2299 → 2259
Tournaments
5
46 games
Score
26.5/ 4657.6%
12W29D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsThanadon KulpruethanonFM2,281·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R7·+5.0
3.[W]vsGijir MunkhbayarFM2,099·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R4·+2.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNilufarkhon ImomkuzievaWFM2,104·20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship·R7·-7.3
2.[L]vsNguyen Van HuyGM2,355·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R8·-3.9
3.[L]vsJohn Paul GomezGM2,379·6th ASEAN Individual Open Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup·R2·-3.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 2150 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 7/13 | #5 | 2195 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 2243 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #21 | 2301 | +3.5 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #45 | 2063 | -24.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRogelio Jr AntonioGM
🇵🇭PHI·2333
+1 −6 =8
15 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsDarwin LayloGM
🇵🇭PHI·2358
+1 −3 =9
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRichard BitoonGM
🇵🇭PHI·2330
+0 −4 =9
13 games·last met Jan 2013
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vsJohn Paul GomezGM
🇵🇭PHI·2365
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBarlo A. NaderaIM
🇵🇭PHI·2132
+1 −2 =8
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Philippines
#28
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#968
in continent
World
#5,471
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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