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Panelo, Marcelo
IM🇦🇷FIDE 104213· Male· Argentina· Born in 1973
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Marcelo Panelo, a 53-year-old Argentine International Master, is rated 2304 and sitting in the top 2% of Argentine players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2297 and 2373 over the past 2 years. 76 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Play-Off Final, XVIII Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo 2026, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3. Also played 2 rapid (including XXII Open Activo Villa de Gijon 2025) and 2 blitz events (including III Open Relampago RGCC 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2003) and 17 months (2003–2004). His peak of 2463 was reached at age 37 (Mar 2010, Argentine #14 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2005 (age 32).
Current rating
2304
Standard
Rpd2275·Blz2255
All-time high
2463
−159 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 37
Mar 2010 · age 37
Activity
66
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#56 · Argentine players · of 2,437
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 53
May 2026
2024
3rd Argentine 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2373
Aug 2024
2023
3rd Argentine 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2369
Dec 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 48
Sep 2021
2017
1,000 career games
at age 44
Sep 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 43
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
2325 → 2304
Tournaments
20
76 games
Score
47/ 7661.8%
34W26D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2425 | +1.7 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2312 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #62 | — | -3.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | — | -0.1 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #63 | — | -4.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #73 | — | -3.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | — | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #31 | 2204 | -13.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #98 | 2927 | +2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #122 | 3078 | +4.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiguel MunozGM
🇵🇪PER·2316
+2 −11 =13
26 games·last met May 2025
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vsFilemon CruzIM
🇵🇪PER·2282
+3 −4 =8
15 games·last met May 2025
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vsFernando PeraltaGM
🇦🇷ARG·2552
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met May 2025
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vsJuan Antonio Villar Reymundo
🇵🇪PER·2134
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsJoseph RyanFM
🇮🇪IRL·2197
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Jul 2016
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Rankings
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Argentina
#56
out of 3,279 players
Americas
#441
in continent
World
#3,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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