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Ylla Soro, Rafael
🇪🇸FIDE 2296225· Male· Spain· Born in 1934
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Rafael Ylla Soro, a 92-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1491. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Tercera Categoria Barcelona Grup XIV Rondas 7-9, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Tercera Categoria Barcelona Grup XV Rondas 3-6, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Tercera Categoria Barcelona Grup XIV Rondas 3-6. He took a 26-month break between Jan 2014 and Apr 2016. His peak of 1795 was reached at age 73 (Jan 2007).
Current rating
1491
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1795
−304 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 73
Jan 2007 · age 73
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#189,167
#189,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+214 Elo)
1406 → 1620
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 90
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 90
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 90
Mar 2024
2017
500 career games
at age 83
Oct 2017
2016
49th Spanish 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1646
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-75
1566 → 1491
Tournaments
6
22 games
Score
5/ 2222.7%
5W2D15L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #76 | 1553 | -16.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #43 | — | -7.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | — | -6.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #40 | — | -17.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | — | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/1 | #160 | 2268 | -12.6 |
Worst Elo result: Lliga Catalana 2026 - Tercera Categoria Barcelona Grup XIV Rondas 3-6 (-17.2 Elo, finished #40).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRafael Orts Gonzalez
🇪🇸ESP·1422
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsLluis Febrero Perez
🇪🇸ESP·1496
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met May 2022
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vsEduard Serentill Tost
🇪🇸ESP·1742
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsJosep Salazar Navas
🇪🇸ESP·1727
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsJuli Bernat Mor
🇪🇸ESP·1516
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2017
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Rankings
/
Spain
#17,148
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#118,596
in continent
World
#189,097
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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