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Ganan Margallo, Marcelino
🇪🇸FIDE 2215500· Male· Spain· Born in 1961
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Marcelino Ganan Margallo, a 65-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1767 — just 26 short of his peak of 1793 (Jan 2026, age 65). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico 1 Division 2026 Rondas 9, Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico 1 Division 2026 Rondas 8, and Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico 1 Division 2026 Rondas 7. Also played 3 rapid (including CE Equipos Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Copa Extremadura por Equipos Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2016 and May 2017.
Current rating
1767
Standard
Rpd1735·Blz1785
All-time high
1793
−26 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 65
Jan 2026 · age 65
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#86,863
#86,863 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 65
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1793
at age 65 · −26 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1637 → 1788
Feb 2025
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
May 2022
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Apr 2020
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1788 → 1767
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
5W3D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMaria Crespo Ramos1,849·V Festival Internacional "Ruy Lopez" de Zafra - Torneo A Sub2200·R7·+11.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2387 | +4.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2526 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #34 | 951 | -11.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #41 | 956 | -21.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #23 | 1735 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #19 | 1820 | +5.4 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico 1 Division 2026 Rondas 5-6 (-21.8 Elo, finished #41).
Rankings
/
Spain
#8,213
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#62,391
in continent
World
#86,861
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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