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RJ
Rico Jimenez, Samuel
🇪🇸FIDE 2242346· Male· Spain· Born in 1989
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Samuel Rico Jimenez, a 37-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1921 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 47 months (2012–2016), 46 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2021–2023). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Individual Absoluto de Madrid 2025-2026 - Fase Previa A, Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Segunda C Rondas 8-11, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Segunda C Rondas 5-7. Also played 3 rapid events (including Campeonato de Madrid de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos 2025-2026 Rondas 5-10) recently.
Current rating
1921
Standard
Rpd1904·Blz—
All-time high
1921
at best
Mar 2026 · age 37
Mar 2026 · age 37
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#43,080
#43,080 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1921
at age 37
Mar 2026
2021
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1845 → returned at 1838
Jun 2021
2017
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1834 → returned at 1850
May 2017
100 career games
at age 28
Feb 2017
2012
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1863 → returned at 1872
Jan 2012
2009
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
1892 → 1921
Tournaments
3
8 games
Score
6.5/ 881.3%
6W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #41 | 1942 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #63 | 2724 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #17 | 2517 | +12.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Spain
#3,810
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#31,784
in continent
World
#43,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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