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Cortes Recaman, Manuel
🇪🇸FIDE 2247186· Male· Spain· Born in 1952
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Manuel Cortes Recaman, a 74-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1519. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Segunda Prov 8T Valencia Sur 2 2026 Rondas 8, Segunda Prov 4T Valencia Centro 2026 Rondas 4, and Segunda Prov 8T Valencia Sur 2 2026 Rondas 1-3. Also played 1 blitz event (including IV Open Internacional de Ajedrez San Vicente Ferrer) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2011–2013) and 12 months (2016–2017). His peak of 1850 was reached at age 57 (Jul 2009).
Current rating
1519
Standard
Rpd1570·Blz1512
All-time high
1850
−331 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 57
Jul 2009 · age 57
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#178,295
#178,295 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1323 → 1583
Mar 2024
6-month rising streak
+294 Elo
Mar 2024
2017
100 career games
at age 65
May 2017
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1620 → returned at 1624
Apr 2016
2011
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1758 → returned at 1759
Sep 2011
2009
All-time peak 1850
at age 57 · −331 from today
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo C Sub-1800perf 1611 (+123) · 3.5/7 · #60
Evolution
+41
1478 → 1519
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
9.5/ 2636.5%
14W1D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEnrique Ramos Peinado1,599·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo C Sub-1800·R9·+13.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFrancisco Furio Martinez1,594·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo C Sub-1800·R6·-7.0
2.[L]vsRoberto Torres Biosca1,595·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo C Sub-1800·R2·-7.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2285 | +9.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2363 | +12.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2259 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #60 | 1611 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #82 | 1515 | +6.2 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Spain
#16,436
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#113,782
in continent
World
#178,254
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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