Diego Valerga

Diego Valerga

Personal information
Born	(1971-10-01) October 1, 1971 (age 54) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chess career
Country	Argentina
Title	Grandmaster (2009) [1]
FIDE   rating	2416 (December 2025)
Peak rating	2523 (January 2009)

Diego Valerga is an Argentine chess grandmaster.

Chess career

He played for Argentina in the 2006 and 2010 Chess Olympiads. In 2010, he was defeated by Ugandan player Steven Kawuma in an upset. ^[2]

He was the captain of the Argentine team in the 42nd Chess Olympiad. He was one of many team captains who signed a petition protesting FIDE's anti-cheating regulation regarding notifying arbiters when players need to go to the lavatory. ^[3]

In April 2023, he won the 52nd Mar del Plata International Open. ^[4]

Personal life

Off the chessboard, he is a pediatrician. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)".
2. Corry, Phillip (September 25, 2010). "Uganda: Kawuma Stuns Argentina's Grandmaster".
3. "Olympiad protest at "anti-cheating" toilet rule". September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
4. "Visita del Gran Maestro Diego Valerga a Chivilcoy". May 29, 2024.
5. "A double victory for Shredder 8 in Argentina". July 21, 2004.
6. "Diego Valerga, el Gran Maestro pediatra".