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Garcia Romero, Benjamin Abel
🇪🇸FIDE 2221926· Male· Spain· Born in 1981
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Benjamin Abel Garcia Romero, a 45-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2196 and sitting in the top 3% of Spanish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2146 and 2241 over the past 2 years. 52 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 9, CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, and Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 8. Also played 4 rapid (including CE Equipos Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Copa Extremadura por Equipos Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently. His peak of 2285 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2020).
Earned a IM norm at 26th Villa de Benasque 2006. At junior level, he reached #29 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2196
Standard
Rpd2167·Blz2179
All-time high
2285
−89 pts below
Apr 2020 · age 39
Apr 2020 · age 39
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#541 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
18 entries2025
36th Spanish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2238
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Feb 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
May 2022
2020
30th Spanish 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2285
Sep 2020
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
2161 → 2285
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2206 → 2196
Tournaments
13
58 games
Score
28.5/ 5849.1%
25W14D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2908 | +7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #145 | 1503 | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2759 | +5.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #30 | 1609 | -4.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2362 | +8.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #17 | 2082 | -8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #147 | 1550 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #45 | 2133 | -19.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/9 | #9 | 2176 | -16.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #68 | 2191 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Castellanos Mendoza
🇪🇸ESP·2206
+8 −3 =3
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsFrancisco Macias Rodriguez
🇪🇸ESP·1933
+8 −2 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsManuel Perez CandelarioGM
🇪🇸ESP·2541
+0 −11 =1
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJuan Manuel Carrasco MartinezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2332
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJuan Miguel Gonzalez Manchon
🇪🇸ESP·1990
+9 −1 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Spain
#541
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#5,891
in continent
World
#8,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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