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Fernandez Salmeron, Ricardo
🇪🇸FIDE 2258676· Male· Spain· Born in 1962
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Ricardo Fernandez Salmeron, a 64-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1811. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Andalucia B 2026, Segunda Provincial por Equipos de Almeria 2026 Rondas 4-6, and Liga Andaluza 2026 Primera F Rondas 5-8. Also played 1 rapid (including COPA DE ALMERIA RAPIDO POR EQUIPOS 2025) and 1 blitz events (including CAMPEONATO DE ALMERIA RELAMPAGO INDIVIDUAL 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 23 months (2005–2007) and 35 months (2010–2013). His peak of 2147 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2003).
Current rating
1811
Standard
Rpd1774·Blz1686
All-time high
2147
−336 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 41
Apr 2003 · age 41
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,897
#72,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1643 → 1794
Feb 2025
2017
100 career games
at age 55
Feb 2017
2010
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1893 → returned at 1889
Jan 2010
2005
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2117 → returned at 2040
Apr 2005
2003
Crossed 2100
at age 41
Apr 2003
Crossed 2000
at age 41
Apr 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
1773 → 1811
Tournaments
8
34 games
Score
19/ 3455.9%
15W10D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #260 | 1272 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #19 | 1848 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/1 | #40 | 2398 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | 1321 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 1919 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2067 | +30.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #41 | 2023 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #148 | 1782 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Manuel 1968 Manzano Lopez
🇪🇸ESP·1642
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHugo Guillen Martinez
🇪🇸ESP·2180
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJuan Diego Sicilia Laino
🇪🇸ESP·2135
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOlga Beatriz Juan Lepp
🇪🇸ESP·1589
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsClaudia Mullor Pena
🇪🇸ESP·1757
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#6,744
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#52,881
in continent
World
#72,896
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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