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Garcia Carbo, Marcial
FM🇪🇸FIDE 2201917· Male· Spain· Born in 1971
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Marcial Garcia Carbo, a 55-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2204 and sitting in the top 3% of Spanish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Promocion Ascenso, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 9, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-4-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Campionato Galego por Equipos de Club 2025 Xadrez Rapido) recently. His peak of 2385 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2002, Spanish #85 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2204
Standard
Rpd2086·Blz2186
All-time high
2385
−181 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 31
Oct 2002 · age 31
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#506 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Apr 2026
2024
29th Spanish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2246
Mar 2024
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
2190 → 2246
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Apr 2023
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2216 → returned at 2206
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
2183 → 2204
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
9/ 1181.8%
7W4D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDavid Baltar IglesiasFM2,150·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-3·R3·+8.7
2.[W]vsTomas Bodelon Rodriguez2,084·Liga Galega por equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Promocion Ascenso·R1·+6.7
3.[W]vsBernard SakulskiCM2,009·Liga Galega por equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Promocion Ascenso·R2·+4.9
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2847 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 1797 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 2214 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2867 | +13.8 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#506
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#5,557
in continent
World
#7,940
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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