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RG
Romanelli, Gabriel
🇦🇷FIDE 106712· Male· Argentina· Born in 1971
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Gabriel Romanelli, a 55-year-old Argentine player, is rated 2054 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Abierto Sub-2400 Ventajedrez 2026, Campeonato Argentino Senior 50, and Liga Nacional de Ajedrez 2025. He had 4 career breaks: 38 months (2002–2005), 94 months (2005–2013), 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 21 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2180 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2002).
Current rating
2054
Standard
Rpd2080·Blz2107
All-time high
2180
−126 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 31
Apr 2002 · age 31
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,299 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
21st Argentine 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2054
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Aug 2024
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 2010
Oct 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1994 → returned at 1985
Mar 2020
2017
34th Argentine 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2072
Oct 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2090 → 2134
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
2022 → 2054
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
11W4D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEsteban Horacio DeichmannFM2,349·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R5·+16.9
3.[W]vsTomas Gibson2,178·ITT IV OPEN CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES COPA RUIBAL 2026 CLUB ARGENTINO·R8·+13.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #83 | 2165 | +30.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #50 | 1896 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #5 | 2167 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #140 | 1395 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #16 | 1828 | -11.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRuben Galarce
🇦🇷ARG·1977
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsPablo Mocca
🇦🇷ARG·2090
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsLucio Garibaldi
🇦🇷ARG·1902
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsJonathan Goldwasser
🇦🇷ARG·1928
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
Argentina
#254
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#2,128
in continent
World
#20,299
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 254 | 2,054 | |
Americas
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| ... | ||
| 2128 | 2,054 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 20299 | 2,054 | |