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Apolo Sanchez, Manuel
🇪🇸FIDE 2230585· Male· Spain· Born in 1967
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Manuel Apolo Sanchez, a 59-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1849. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Segunda Autonomica Centro FACV 2026 Rondas 6, Primera Autonomica Sur FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11, and Primera Autonomica Sur FACV 2026 Rondas 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including I Open Blitz Motilla) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2007), 18 months (2008–2010) and 23 months (2011–2013). His peak of 2057 was reached at age 34 (Apr 2001).
Current rating
1849
Standard
Rpd1952·Blz1891
All-time high
2057
−208 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 34
Apr 2001 · age 34
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,760
#61,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1895 → 1935
Oct 2024
2017
100 career games
at age 50
May 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Sep 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
Nov 2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
Apr 2015
2011
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1988 → returned at 1995
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-66
1915 → 1849
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
3.5/ 1523.3%
2W3D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJosep Aldeguer Latorre1,804·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo B Sub-2000·R1·+7.7
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJulen Boluda Costa1,812·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo B Sub-2000·R4·-12.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1276 | -4.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #71 | 1877 | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #84 | 1139 | -8.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 1022 | -11.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #118 | 1161 | -8.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #112 | 1232 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #37 | 1742 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/5 | #65 | 1804 | -15.4 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#5,653
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#45,172
in continent
World
#61,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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