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Villanueva, Nelson

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FIDEFIDE 5204127· Male· Philippines· Born in 1980

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Nelson Villanueva, a 46-year-old Filipino FIDE Master, is rated 2066 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess Open 2025 and 26th GACC Classical Open. Also played 31 rapid (including Chess Connexion Rapid Open 2025) and 10 blitz events (including 1st Bangkok Summer International Chess 2025 - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 36 months (2009–2012) and 32 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2278 was reached at age 32 (Aug 2012); he also reached Filipino #40 in Mar 2022.

Awarded FM in 2016 (age 36).

Current rating

2066

Standard

Rpd2163·Blz2104

All-time high

2278

−212 pts below
Aug 2012 · age 32

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#18,876 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
8th Filipino 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2066
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 45
Jun 2025
2023
8th Filipino 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2188
May 2023
2022
Peak Filipino rank: #40
at age 42 · rated 2145
Mar 2022
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2145 → returned at 2188
Apr 2020
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
2083 → 2159
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pitra AndykaIM 2,178
26th GACC Classical Open · Jun 2025 · +12.3 Elo
Evolution
-47
2113 → 2066
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
9W6D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsOliver DimakilingIM
🇵🇭PHI·2404
+1 −7 =5
13 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsKim Yew ChanIM
🇲🇾MAS·2360
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsYinn Long WongFM
🇲🇾MAS·2327
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsChit Ye Thu
🇲🇲MYA·1632
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKamaluddin Yusof
🇲🇾MAS·1916
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings

/
Philippines
#90
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,541
in continent
World
#18,876
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Philippines
1
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2,547
2
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2,432
3
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2,429
4
🇵🇭Bersamina, PauloFollow Paulo BersaminaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,423
4
🇵🇭Torre, EugenioFollow Eugenio TorreTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,423
6
🇵🇭Paragua, MarkFollow Mark ParaguaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,410
7
🇵🇭Dimakiling, OliverFollow Oliver DimakilingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,404
8
🇵🇭Arca, Christian Gian KarloFollow Christian Gian Karlo ArcaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,396
9
🇵🇭Yap, Kim StevenFollow Kim Steven YapTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,390
10
🇵🇭Salvador, RolandFollow Roland SalvadorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,374
...
90🇵🇭Villanueva, Nelson2,066
Asia-Pacific
1
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
2
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
3
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
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2,751
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,733
8
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2,732
9
🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,731
10
🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
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2541🇵🇭Villanueva, Nelson2,066
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
18876🇵🇭Villanueva, Nelson2,066