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Merino Garcia, Rafael 1981

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FIDEFIDE 2235781· Male· Spain· Born in 1981

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Rafael 1981 Merino Garcia, a 45-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1777 — just 28 short of his peak of 1805 (Mar 2026, age 45). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Preferente por Equipos de Cordoba 2026 Rondas 4-6 and Preferente por Equipos de Cordoba 2026 Rondas 1. Also played 1 rapid (including CAMPEONATO DE CORDOBA DE AJEDREZ ACTIVO 2025) and 1 blitz events (including VII TORNEO INDIVIDUAL BLITZ DE CORDOBA) recently.

Current rating

1777

Standard

Rpd1735·Blz1758

All-time high

1805

−28 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 45

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#83,517

#83,517 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Crossed 1800
at age 45
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1805
at age 45 · −28 from today
Mar 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1643 → 1770
Mar 2024
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Dec 2017
First FIDE rating
1672 · at age 36
Dec 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Francisco Jose Morales Moreno 1,632
Preferente por Equipos de Cordoba 2026 Rondas 1 · Jan 2026 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
-22
1799 → 1777
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Preferente por Equipos de Cordoba 2026 Rondas 4-6
Open Swiss
Mar 20260.5/3#531428-28.0
Preferente por Equipos de Cordoba 2026 Rondas 1
Open Swiss
Jan 20261/1#52432+5.6
Worst Elo result: Preferente por Equipos de Cordoba 2026 Rondas 4-6 (-28.0 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

/
Spain
#7,907
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#60,104
in continent
World
#83,516
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Spain
1
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2
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4
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5
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2,604
6
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2,597
7
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2,591
8
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2,589
9
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2,587
10
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...
7907🇪🇸Merino Garcia, Rafael 19811,777
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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