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Cano Alarcon, Rafael
🇪🇸FIDE 22293183· Male· Spain· Born in 1958
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Rafael Cano Alarcon, a 68-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1784. He has slipped back 50 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Campeonato Regional Individual Tramos Elo Sub-2000 Murcia 2026, CAMPEONATO REGIONAL VETERANOS 65 MURCIA 2026, and Campeonato Regional Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Campeonato Regional de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos de Clubes "Copa Federacion 2026") recently. He had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2015–2016), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1992 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2011).
Current rating
1784
Standard
Rpd1831·Blz1851
All-time high
1992
−208 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 53
Jan 2011 · age 53
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#81,386
#81,386 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1739 → 1834
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1724 → returned at 1843
Nov 2023
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1763 → returned at 1757
Dec 2019
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Oct 2015
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1810 → returned at 1783
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-50
1834 → 1784
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
10W1D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #31 | 1646 | -33.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 1752 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #57 | 1901 | -8.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 1056 | -9.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #32 | 2581 | +8.6 |
Worst Elo result: V Campeonato Regional Individual Tramos Elo Sub-2000 Murcia 2026 (-33.2 Elo, finished #31).
Rankings
/
Spain
#7,652
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#58,690
in continent
World
#81,384
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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