In the last list of the top Chess players we published, we ranked the best Andorran Chess players. In this article, we listed the best Chilean Chess players from Chile, ranked from FIDE. All of the players in this list are master level players with Elo ratings of at least 2300. For more information on ratings, see the guide on how to get a FIDE rating.
10. Fernando Valenzuela Gomez
Full Name: Fernando Valenzuela Gomez
Title: International Master (2019)
FIDE Master (2015)
Born: October 26, 1991
Place of birth: Chile
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 2676
Rapid: 2418
Blitz: 2312
Classical: 2364
Profiles
Fernando Valenzuela is currently a chess coach, training both kids and adult players. Fernando has competed in 215 games from 2016 to 2022; winning 89, drawing 71, and losing 55 thus earning an average score of 57.91 percent. 44th Barbera Open 2022, TCh-CAT Final 2022, Ciutat de Barcelona A 2021, and XVI Closed IM Barcelona 2021 were all played in Spain. Fernando most played with white pieces openings include; Nimzo-Indian, three knights’ variation -7 games, Reti opening-5 games, Giuoco Piano-4 games, and Queen’s Gambit Declined, 3. Nc3-4 games while playing most openings with Black Pieces in- Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack-10 games, Sicilian, Najdorf-10 games, Robatsch (modern) defence-6 games, and Sicilian, closed-5 games.
9. Luis Rojas Keim
Full Name: Luis Rojas Keim
Title: International Master (1998)
Born: March 30, 1975
Place of birth: Chile
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 2452
Rapid: 2354
Blitz: 2313
Classical: 2375
Profiles
Since 1998, Rojas Keim has been an International Master and was the Chilean Chess Champion in 1995 and 2002. Rojas participated for the Chile National Team in the Chess Olympiads thrice- 1996, 2004, and 2006. In addition, Rojas clinched the 2010 7e Obert Internacional d’escacs d’Alella scoring 7.5 points out of 9. From 1997 to 2020, Rojas competed in a total of 182 games; 70 wins, 64 draws, and 48 losses-earning a score of 56.04 percent. notable tournaments he participated in include; the 31st Roquetas de Mar Open-2020, Barcelona Christmas IM-2018, 45th Badalona Open 2019, and 10th Sabadell Open 2017.
8. Nicolas Abarca Gonzalez
Full Name: Nicolas Abarca Gonzalez
Title: International Master (2019)
Born: April 16, 1993
Place of birth: Santiago, Chile
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 2284
Rapid: 2291
Blitz: 2504
Classical: 2383
Profiles
The 2019 International Master became active in chess in 2013 and has so far played a total of 119 games with his last being in 2019. In those games, Abarca Gonzalez won 33, drew 50, and lost 36 attaining a score of 48.74 percent. most notable tournaments Abarca Gonzalez competed in include; the 6th Arica Open 2019 in Chile, 23rd Copa Mercosur 2019 in Argentina, ch-CHI 2019 in Chile, and the 4th Zicosur Open 2019 in Chile.
7. Matias Perez Gormaz
Full Name: Matias Perez Gormaz
Title: International Master (2018)
FIDE Master (2013)
Born: January 1, 1993
Place of birth: unknown
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 2133
Rapid: 2297
Blitz: 2341
Classical: 2390
Profiles
Matias Perez Gormaz was accorded the International Master title in 2018 and the FIDE Master title in 2013. From 2013 to 2021, Perez played a total of 133 tournaments; 43 wins, 45 draws, and 45 losses, thus equalling a winning average score of 49.25 percent. the last tournaments he competed in took place in Serbia in 2021, including 14th Paracin Summer Open, Serbia Chess Open, Banja Vrujci 3 GM, and Banja Vrujci 2 GM.
6. Hugo Lopez Silva
Full Name: Hugo Lopez Silva
Title: None
Born: January 1, 1984
Place of birth: Chile
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 1867
Rapid: 2435
Blitz: 2394
Classical: 2403
Profiles
Hugo Lopez Silva is yet to be awarded a FIDE title. In 2008 he became the Chilean champion. Lopez’s number of chess games played from 2004 to 2019 is 39 and includes; 13 wins, 20 draws, and 6 losses leading to an average score of 41.0 percent. in 2005, Lopez competed in the II Copa Entel tournament and Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad in 2010.
5. Javier B. Campos Moreno
Full Name: Javier B. Campos Moreno
Title: Grandmaster
Born: March 6, 1959
Place of birth: Santiago, Chile
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 1488
Rapid: 2408
Blitz: 2402
Classical: 2427
Profiles
The Santiago-born Grandmaster clinched the Chilean Championship in 1979 and 1980; bagging the two Tournaments after plays-offs. In 2005, Campos Moreno was honored with the title of Grandmaster and the International Master title in 1979. From 1979 to 2020, Campos Moreno played a total of 179 games; 56 wins, 74 draws, and 47 losses accumulating an average score of 52.5 percent. The 2001 Spanish Team Championship, 1991 Palma de Mallorca Open, 2001 Lisbon Open, and the 2010 Khanty- Mansiysk Olympiad are among the notable tournaments he competed in.
4. Ivan Morovic Fernandez
Full Name: Ivan Morovic Fernandez
Title: Grandmaster (1986)
International Master (1980)
Born: March 24, 1963
Place of birth: Viña del Mar, Chile
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 796
Rapid: 2578
Blitz: 2498
Classical: 2489
Profiles
Ivan Morovic Fernandez earned the title of International Master in 1980 and the title of Grandmaster in 1986. In addition, Fernandez received the recognition of a FiDE Senior trainer in 2016. He emerged victorious in the Pan American Junior Chess Tournament in 1979 and the Chilean Chess Tournament in 1981. During the World Junior Chess Championship in 1980 held in Dortmund, Fernandez came third overall. In addition, Fernandez represented Chile in 13 chess Olympiads (1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2010 & 2012)
3. Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder
Full Name: Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder
Title: Grandmaster (2004)
Born: December 6, 1969
Place of birth: Chile
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 667
Rapid: 2603
Blitz: 2567
Classical: 2506
Profiles
Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder is a 5-times champion of the Chilean Chess Tournament ( 1989, 1992, 2004, 2010, and 2014). Furthermore, he represented Chile in the chess Olympiads seven times in 1990, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. Rodrigo Vasquez’s number of games he’s competed in adds up to 413, from 1989 to 2022. In those games, he won 154, lost 81, and drew 117 hence attaining an average score of 60.4 percent. He played in notable tournaments like; Calvia Open-2004, Instabul Olympiad-2012, American Continental-2003, and the Abu Dhabi Masters-2019 among others.
2. Pablo Salinas Herrera
Full Name: Pablo Salinas Herrera
Title: Grandmaster (2019)
International Master (2015)
FIDE Master (2011)
Born: June 3, 1994
Place of birth: Chile
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 503
Rapid: 2462
Blitz: 2542
Classical: 2528
Profiles
Pablo Salinas Herrera became a Grandmaster in 2019 and has a FIDE rating of 2528 as of august 2022 and a Peak rating of 2514 as of April 2020. Pablo clinched the Chilean Chess Tournament on four occasions (2011, 2012, 2019 & 2021). Moreover, he competed for his country (Chile) in three chess Olympiads (2012, 2014, and 2018) playing on boards 4,5 & 3 respectively.
1. Cristobal Henriquez Villagra
Full Name: Cristobal Henriquez Villagra
Title: Grandmaster (2017)
International Master (2013)
FIDE Master (2012)
Born: August 7, 1996
Place of birth: La Florida, Chile
Federation: Chile
Ratings
World ranking: 156
Rapid: 2570
Blitz: 2542
Classical: 2620
Profiles
Cristobal, upon his triumph at the Pan-American Youth Chess Tournament held in Brazil in 2013, was accorded the International Master. In 2014, Cristobal came second in the 2014 Chilean Championship and emerged victorious in the same tournament in 2015. He represented Chile in the Chess Olympiads held in Tromso Norway in 2014 scoring 6.5 points out of 9 while playing on the third board. Other notable tournaments Cristobal participated in include; Lindores Abbey Tal Mem 2021-Latvia, FIDE Grand Swiss 2021-Latvia, FIDE World Cup 2021-Russian Federation, and American World Cup Q Final-2021.
That concludes the list of the best Chilean Chess players. If you like list posts like this, you may also be interested in seeing the ten best Jordanian Chess players or the best Luxembourger Chess players.
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