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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 +21 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. His peak of 2385 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2002, Spanish #85 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 30). Earned a IM norm at V Torneo Intl Alonso Leira 2004.
Current rating
2204
Standard
Rpd2072·Blz2117
All-time high
2385
−181 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 31
Oct 2002 · age 31
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#503 · Spanish players · of 18,813
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDiego Adrian Espineira GonzalezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2299
+1 −4 =7
12 games·last met May 2023
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vsFernando Sanchez AllerFM
🇪🇸ESP·2203
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsCarlos Casares Cabanas
🇪🇸ESP·2032
+4 −1 =6
11 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAntonio Pazos PortaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2384
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met May 2023
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vsDiego Guerra BastidaIM
🇪🇸ESP·2143
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#503
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#5,564
in continent
World
#7,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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