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Romero Funieles, Rafael

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FIDEFIDE 22256130· Male· Spain· Born in 1950

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Rafael Romero Funieles, a 76-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1665. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 130 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 1-2, XVII Obert de Primavera La Lira 2026 Rondas 1-2, and III Open Chessable Grup B Rondas 3-5. Also played 1 rapid (including XV Memorial Lorente) and 1 blitz events (including Torneig Llampec de l'Obert de Sants - Ciutat de Barcelona 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Jan 2014 and Apr 2016. His peak of 1812 was reached at age 74 (Apr 2024).

Current rating

1665

Standard

Rpd1631·Blz1661

All-time high

1812

−147 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 74

Activity

101

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

130 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#122,221

#122,221 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
1,000 career games
at age 74
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1574 → 1812
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 74
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1812
at age 74 · −147 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
May 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Francesc Cordomi Forns 1,921
V Llinars International Chess Open Grup B · Jun 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
+25
1640 → 1665
Tournaments
38
143 games
Score
66/ 14346.2%
55W22D66L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 20
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 1-2
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/1#992743-3.4
XVII Obert de Primavera La Lira 2026 Rondas 1-2
Open Swiss
Apr 20260.5/2#431711+1.8
III Open Chessable Grup B Rondas 3-5
Open Swiss
Apr 20261.5/2#161681+1.0
III Open Chessable Grup B Rondas 1-2
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/1#49726-14.0
XLII Obert La Lira 2026 Rondas 8
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/1#101705+1.2

Rankings

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Spain
#11,806
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#84,535
in continent
World
#122,216
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11806🇪🇸Romero Funieles, Rafael1,665
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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