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Lopez Diaz, Rafael 1969
🇪🇸FIDE 2214709· Male· Spain· Born in 1969
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Rafael 1969 Lopez Diaz, a 57-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1840. He is progressing steadily with +57 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Primera Provincial Val Norte FACV 2026 Rondas 6, Primera Provincial Val Norte FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11, and Primera Provincial Val Norte FACV 2026 Rondas 8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Copa Federacion Provincial 2026 Meliana) recently. He took a 37-month break between Dec 2019 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1911 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2014).
Current rating
1840
Standard
Rpd1799·Blz1868
All-time high
1911
−71 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 45
Oct 2014 · age 45
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,256
#64,256 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1624 → 1801
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 54
Sep 2023
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1585 → returned at 1612
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+57
1783 → 1840
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
18/ 2669.2%
14W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAleix Chiva Esteve1,760·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo C Sub-1800·R8·-11.0
2.[L]vsAxel Rodriguez Lima1,787·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo C Sub-1800·R6·-10.2
3.[L]vsEfren Hernandez Tomas1,790·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo C Sub-1800·R4·-10.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #21 | 1853 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2514 | +7.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #14 | 2477 | +13.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 1553 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 1915 | +6.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #28 | 2536 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 1966 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 1823 | +10.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Spain
#5,883
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#46,915
in continent
World
#64,255
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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