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Vuelban, Virgilio
IM🇵🇭FIDE 5201896· Male· Philippines· Born in 1972
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Virgilio Vuelban, a 54-year-old Filipino International Master, is rated 2196 and ranked 40th among Filipino players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2185 and 2245 over the past 2 years. 180 rated games in the past year (≈128/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OP Memorial Ilaria Santomassimo, WE 3 Citta' di Todi - A, and CIS 2026 - Serie B Girone 21. Also played 4 rapid events recently. His peak of 2422 was reached at age 37 (Apr 2009, Filipino #15 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2009 (age 37) and FM in 2005 (age 33).
Current rating
2196
Standard
Rpd2228·Blz2304
All-time high
2422
−226 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 37
Apr 2009 · age 37
Activity
159
games / yr avg. · ≈13/mo
180 past 12 mo · ≈15/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#40
#40 · Filipino players · of 1,654
Career timeline
27 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 54
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 53
Nov 2025
3rd Filipino 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2244
Apr 2025
2024
2,500 career games
at age 52
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 51
Aug 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-45
2241 → 2196
Tournaments
28
188 games
Score
108/ 18857.4%
82W69D37L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2240 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2230 | +2.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2133 | -1.1 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2227 | +2.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #28 | 2120 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #102 | 2108 | -8.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/8 | #7 | 2197 | -1.9 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #30 | 2007 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #44 | 2219 | +2.1 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #4 | 2184 | +0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergejs GromovsFM
🇮🇹ITA·2113
+18 −8 =26
52 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsMario SibilioFM
🇮🇹ITA·2233
+7 −11 =10
28 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMarco CorviFM
🇮🇹ITA·2243
+9 −2 =16
27 games·last met May 2024
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vsGrigory SeletskyFM
🇺🇦UKR·2185
+3 −8 =14
25 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsGiovanni Marino
🇮🇹ITA·1895
+20 −2 =3
25 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
Philippines
#40
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,344
in continent
World
#8,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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