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Saavedra Gonzales, James Valentino
🇵🇪FIDE 81458592· Male· Peru· Born in 2009
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James Valentino Saavedra Gonzales, a 17-year-old Peruvian player, is rated 1641 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include II Festival de Ajedrez EDATAR 2026, Campeonato Regional Superior Absoluto Nor Oriente 2025, and IRT Sub 2400 "243 Aniversario Ciudad de Tarapoto". Also played 2 rapid (including IRT Rapido Open "Homenaje al Dia de la Mujer 2026") and 6 blitz events (including IRT Blitz Open "243 Aniversario Ciudad de Tarapoto") recently.
At junior level, he reached #81 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1641
Standard
Rpd1526·Blz1444
All-time high
1641
at best
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#131,581
#131,581 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1555 → 1641
Jun 2026
81st Peruvian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1641
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1641
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Mar 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+86
1555 → 1641
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
12/ 2060.0%
10W4D6L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsJoaquin Enrique Ucanan Rodriguez1,494·Campeonato Regional Superior Absoluto Nor Oriente 2025·R3·+16.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFavio Adrian Diaz Valles1,530·Campeonato Regional Superior Absoluto Nor Oriente 2025·R4·-21.2
2.[L]vsDavila Pinedo Juan Sebastian1,702·Campeonato Regional Superior Absoluto Nor Oriente 2025·R6·-11.8
3.[L]vsJulio Cesar Valles Aguilar1,783·Campeonato Regional Superior Absoluto Nor Oriente 2025·R7·-8.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 1885 | +92.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #6 | 1749 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #18 | 2419 | +11.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Peru
#693
out of 2,434 players
Americas
#16,132
in continent
World
#131,575
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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