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Valdez Cruz, Carlos Arturo

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FIDEFIDE 6411002· Male· Dominican Republic· Born in 1972

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Carlos Arturo Valdez Cruz, a 54-year-old player, is rated 1523. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 14 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXIII Strong Chess Sub-1800, II Torneo Suizo Academia Strong Chess, and Torneo de Ajedrez Jose Rodriguez Agosto 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Campeonato de Ajedrez Copa Independencia Rapida 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Copa Blitz de Ajedrez Juan Pablo Duarte 2026) recently. He took a 18-month break between Aug 2018 and Mar 2020. His peak of 1656 was reached at age 52 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1523

Standard

Rpd1520·Blz1666

All-time high

1656

−133 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 52

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#175,889

#175,889 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+232 Elo)
1414 → 1646
Aug 2024
100 career games
at age 52
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 52
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1656
at age 52 · −133 from today
Mar 2024
2023
16th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1469
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Alexander Montero 1,584
XI Strong Chess-1800 B · Jun 2025 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
-21
1544 → 1523
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
8/ 2532.0%
7W2D16L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPablo Garcia Chan1,656·XI Strong Chess-1800 B·R6·-6.9
2.[L]vsDeyvis Ramirez1,681·XI Strong Chess-1800 B·R5·-6.2
3.[L]vsJose Manuel Gomez Lara1,673·XXIII Strong Chess Sub-1800·R2·-6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XXIII Strong Chess Sub-1800
Round-Robin
Mar 20263/9#91556+2.4
II Torneo Suizo Academia Strong Chess
Swiss
Sep 20250/4#331033-13.0
Torneo de Ajedrez Jose Rodriguez Agosto 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/1#413032-1.6
XI Strong Chess-1800 B
Round-Robin
Jun 20252/5#71574-7.0

Rankings

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Dominican Republic
#357
out of 536 players
Americas
#21,491
in continent
World
#175,848
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Dominican Republic
1
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2
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2,313
3
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2,303
4
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2,263
5
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2,248
6
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2,247
7
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2,245
8
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2,232
9
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2,220
10
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2,187
...
357🇩🇴Valdez Cruz, Carlos Arturo1,523
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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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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21491🇩🇴Valdez Cruz, Carlos Arturo1,523
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
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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
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175848🇩🇴Valdez Cruz, Carlos Arturo1,523