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Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael
IM🇪🇸FIDE 2204495· Male· Spain· Born in 1966
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Rafael Rodriguez Lopez, a 60-year-old Spanish International Master, is rated 2149 and sitting in the top 4% of Spanish players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 10 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈82/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10, 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including XL Open Internacional de Ajedrez Albarino) recently. His peak of 2335 was reached at age 42 (Oct 2008).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2149
Standard
Rpd2146·Blz2070
All-time high
2335
−186 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 42
Oct 2008 · age 42
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#776 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
25 entries2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 56
Sep 2022
28th Spanish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2233
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2205 → returned at 2219
Apr 2020
2019
21st Spanish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2313
Jan 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 53
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 52
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 11finished #1 (seeded #31 of 100)
Evolution
-4
2153 → 2149
Tournaments
10
56 games
Score
29/ 5651.8%
21W16D19L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsXabier Perez SousaCM2,116·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 11·R11·+4.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2916 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2020 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #46 | 2182 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #66 | 2053 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #83 | 1644 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #112 | 2185 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #214 | 2074 | -6.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #47 | 2054 | -11.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #24 | 2172 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2150 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArian Gonzalez PerezGM
🇪🇸ESP·2391
+3 −19 =6
28 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsDiego Adrian Espineira GonzalezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2299
+8 −4 =15
27 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsDavid Larino NietoGM
🇪🇸ESP·2385
+4 −14 =6
24 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsXulio Del Prado RodriguezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2388
+2 −5 =11
18 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsAleksa StrikovicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2398
+1 −14 =3
18 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
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Spain
#776
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#8,099
in continent
World
#11,305
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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