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Pellicer Sancho, Rafael Jose
🇪🇸FIDE 22201610· Male· Spain· Born in 1944
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Rafael Jose Pellicer Sancho, a 82-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1679. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cto de Aragon de Veteranos Master 65 2026 Rondas 1-3, Cto Provincial de Zaragoza - Primera 2025 Rondas 9, and Cto Provincial de Zaragoza - Primera 2025 Rondas 4-8. His peak of 1961 was reached at age 62 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
1679
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz—
All-time high
1961
−282 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 62
Oct 2006 · age 62
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#117,510
#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
40th Spanish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1753
Jun 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 80
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1540 → 1729
Oct 2024
2020
83rd Spanish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1614
Oct 2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1614 → returned at 1607
Apr 2020
2015
50th Spanish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1751
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-67
1746 → 1679
Tournaments
7
28 games
Score
12/ 2842.9%
8W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJose Antonio Alvira Ruiz de Valdivia1,492·Cto Provincial de Zaragoza - Primera 2025 Rondas 1-3·R3·-15.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #41 | 844 | -23.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #22 | 2685 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1675 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #57 | 1588 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #88 | 878 | -22.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #70 | 1833 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #26 | 1691 | -9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Manuel Ruiz Gutierrez
🇪🇸ESP·1849
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsAngel Sarto Ramos
🇪🇸ESP·1837
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJesus Lopez Carcas
🇪🇸ESP·1551
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsFrancisco Arteaga Jimenez
🇪🇸ESP·1708
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met May 2019
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vsAvelino Antonano Fernandez-Quincoces
🇪🇸ESP·2074
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Spain
#11,277
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#81,769
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+
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