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Pintos Merlo, Ignacio
🇦🇷FIDE 178284· Male· Argentina· Born in 1982
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Ignacio Pintos Merlo, a 44-year-old Argentine player, is rated 1704. He has fluctuated between 1679 and 1759 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: XII GRAND PRIX CEA 2025 and IRT sub 2400 Copa Aniversario Obera 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including IV Festival de Xadrez Tres Fronteiras 2025 Rapido) and 2 blitz events (including IV Festival de Xadrez Tres Fronteiras 2025 BLZ) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019), 18 months (2021–2022) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1759 was reached at age 42 (May 2024).
Current rating
1704
Standard
Rpd1722·Blz1828
All-time high
1759
−55 pts below
May 2024 · age 42
May 2024 · age 42
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,530
#108,530 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Feb 2025
2024
82nd Argentine 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1759
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+257 Elo)
1502 → 1759
May 2024
All-time peak 1759
at age 42 · −55 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 41
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1699 → 1704
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
6W1D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/2 | #74 | 2677 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/6 | #16 | 1840 | +15.2 |
Rankings
/
Argentina
#1,352
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#12,989
in continent
World
#108,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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