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Cifuentes Parada, Roberto
GM🇪🇸FIDE 2253488· Male· Spain· Born in 1957
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Roberto Cifuentes Parada, a 69-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2397 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 7-10, Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 3-5, and Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including XVI Memorial Santiago Tejero) recently. His peak of 2543 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2004, World #328 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 44).
Current rating
2397
Standard
Rpd2458·Blz2500
All-time high
2543
−146 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 47
Jul 2004 · age 47
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#70 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
21 entries2023
19th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2390
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2429 → returned at 2432
Apr 2020
2018
15th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2465
Jan 2018
2014
500 career games
at age 57
May 2014
2013
18th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2472
Apr 2013
2009
9th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2539
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+28
2369 → 2397
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
13.5/ 1590.0%
12W3D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSergio Garza MarcoIM2,381·Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 3-5·R5·+4.9
2.[W]vsDavid Lana RodriguezFM2,340·Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 7-10·R7·+4.2
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2669 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 2559 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2334 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/7 | #1 | 2815 | +11.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Lana RodriguezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2344
+7 −2 =5
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDaniel Forcen EstebanGM
🇪🇸ESP·2541
+2 −6 =6
14 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsDiego Del ReyIM
🇪🇸ESP·2285
+5 −1 =5
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDaniel Romero PallaresFM
🇪🇸ESP·2253
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDiego AdlaIM
🇦🇷ARG·2376
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Spain
#70
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#1,092
in continent
World
#1,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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