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Garcia Alvarez, Javier 1974
🇪🇸FIDE 22250492· Male· Spain· Born in 1974
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Javier 1974 Garcia Alvarez, a 52-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1778. He has slipped back 39 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Division de Honor de Filiales 2026 Rondas 8-10, XLVI Open Internacional Ciudad de San Sebastian, and Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Division de Honor de Filiales 2026 Rondas 4-7. Also played 2 rapid events (including X Open Internacional Magistral de Leon) recently. His peak of 1883 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2008).
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd1746·Blz1825
All-time high
1883
−105 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 34
Jul 2008 · age 34
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,275
#83,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+194 Elo)
1647 → 1841
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1708 → returned at 1678
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Oct 2018
2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
May 2014
2012
100 career games
at age 38
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-39
1817 → 1778
Tournaments
8
42 games
Score
19/ 4245.2%
12W14D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #20 | 1775 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #78 | 1881 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #81 | 1298 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1852 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 1748 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/6 | #19 | 1693 | -27.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #67 | 1776 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #81 | 1951 | +9.0 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#7,849
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#59,971
in continent
World
#83,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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