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Croes, Octavio

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FIDEFIDE 1007220· Male· Aruba· Born in 1954

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Octavio Croes, a 72-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1800. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, National Championship Aruba 2025, and Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2005), 17 months (2005–2006), 26 months (2006–2009) and 19 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2099 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2001, #1 nationally at the time); he spent 17 months as #1.

Competes for Aruba since Jan 2006. Awarded CM in 2010 (age 56).

Current rating

1800

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1861

All-time high

2099

−299 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 47

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#76,350

#76,350 · players worldwide · of 216,808
17 months in #1 nationally (2001–2005)

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
1st 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1853
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+111 Elo)
1717 → 1828
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1794 → returned at 1783
Jan 2021
2020
1st 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1801
Oct 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Jun 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open
perf 1932 (+87) · 4/6 · #19
Top opponent
vs Martin Heijlman 1,887
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen · Jan 2026 · +2.5 Elo
Evolution
-53
1853 → 1800
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
10/ 2343.5%
7W6D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20262/8#4901695-27.0
National Championship Aruba 2025
Round-Robin
Nov 20254/8#71757-17.6
Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/6#191932-8.2
Worst Elo result: Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen (-27.0 Elo, finished #490).

Rankings

/
Aruba
#12
out of 45 players
Americas
#8,813
in continent
World
#76,350
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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12🇦🇼Croes, Octavio1,800
Americas
1
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2
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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8813🇦🇼Croes, Octavio1,800
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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7
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9
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10
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76350🇦🇼Croes, Octavio1,800