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Alvarez, Taj Ehren
🇵🇭FIDE 5265444· Male· Philippines· Born in 2007
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Taj Ehren Alvarez, a 19-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1734 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +141 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CREATING MASTERS PROGRAM FIDE RATED STANDARD CHESS TOURNAMENT, 3RD PRO-FX STANDARD FIDE RATED TOURNAMENT, and 2ND PRO-FX STANDARD FIDE CHESS TOURNAMENT. Also played 2 rapid (including BINO CHESS CLUB RAPID TOURNAMENT) and 3 blitz events (including 2ND PRO-FX BLITZ FIDE CHESS TOURNAMENT) recently.
At junior level, he reached #62 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1734
Standard
Rpd1742·Blz1779
All-time high
1734
at best
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#97,958
#97,958 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
62nd Filipino U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1734
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+141 Elo)
1593 → 1734
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1734
at age 19
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Sep 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
CREATING MASTERS PROGRAM FIDE RATED STANDARD CHESS TOURNAMENTperf 1840 (+106) · 8.5/11 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
20.5/ 3068.3%
20W1D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEmmanuel Jr Pamenano1,535·CREATING MASTERS PROGRAM FIDE RATED STANDARD CHESS TOURNAMENT·R2·-30.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8.5/11 | #4 | 1840 | +42.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/3 | #14 | 2647 | +57.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #31 | 2595 | +41.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #33 | 1609 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Philippines
#594
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#12,771
in continent
World
#97,957
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Asia-Pacific
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World
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