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Merario Alarcon, Andres
IM🇪🇸FIDE 24522767· Male· Spain· Born in 1996
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Andres Merario Alarcon, a 30-year-old Spanish International Master, is rated 2416 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Andalucia Absoluto-Sub18 2026, I Festival de Ajedrez La Manga Sub 2400, and Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Oriental Rondas 5-8. Also played 1 rapid (including COPA DIPUTACION DE MALAGA POR EQUIPOS 2025) and 3 blitz events (including II MARATON BLITZ RINCON LLENO DE VIDA) recently. His peak of 2458 was reached at age 27 (Apr 2023, Spanish #35 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2018 (age 22) and FM in 2017 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #13 and #36 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2416
Standard
Rpd2380·Blz2396
All-time high
2458
−42 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 27
Apr 2023 · age 27
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#56 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Jun 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 27
Dec 2023
Peak Spanish rank: #35
at age 27 · rated 2458
Apr 2023
All-time peak 2458
at age 27 · −42 from today
Apr 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
2402 → 2416
Tournaments
9
58 games
Score
41/ 5870.7%
32W18D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2468 | +4.1 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2579 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2585 | +6.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #18 | 2362 | -1.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #33 | 2431 | +5.1 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #154 | 2265 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #24 | 2407 | +0.9 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #41 | 2310 | -5.9 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #13 | 2400 | +2.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsPaolo Ladron De Guevara PintoIM
🇪🇸ESP·2413
+3 −4 =12
19 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKaren H. GrigoryanGM
🇦🇲ARM·2464
+2 −10 =2
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsFrancisco Miguel Terron ElenaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2114
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGaston Manuel Martin CarmonaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2351
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCarlos S. Matamoros FrancoGM
🇪🇨ECU·2381
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Spain
#56
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#883
in continent
World
#1,411
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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