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Mercadal Franco, Carles
🇪🇸FIDE 24583707· Male· Spain· Born in 1977
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Carles Mercadal Franco, a 49-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1835. He has fluctuated between 1832 and 1870 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Preferent Tarragona Rondas 3-6, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Preferent Tarragona Rondas 1-2, and Campionat Absolut Individual de la Territorial de Tarragona 2025 Grup A Rondas 8. He took a 70-month break between Apr 2017 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1870 was reached at age 48 (Jul 2025).
Current rating
1835
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1858
All-time high
1870
−35 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 48
Jul 2025 · age 48
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,713
#65,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1870
at age 48 · −35 from today
Jul 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Apr 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1808 → 1866
Mar 2023
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Apr 2017
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Apr 2017
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 1808 → returned at 1866
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Campionat Absolut Individual de la Territorial de Tarragona 2025 Grup A Rondas 5-7 · Nov 2025 · +14.2 Elo
Best comeback
Campionat Absolut Individual de la Territorial de Tarragona 2025 Grup A Rondas 8finished #3 (seeded #30 of 100)
Evolution
-35
1870 → 1835
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
2.5/ 1122.7%
2W1D8L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #109 | — | -8.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #94 | — | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2657 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #34 | 1821 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #50 | 1144 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #29 | 1240 | -5.6 |
Worst Elo result: Campionat Absolut Individual de la Territorial de Tarragona 2025 Grup A Rondas 2-4 (-16.0 Elo, finished #50).
Rankings
/
Spain
#6,033
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#47,945
in continent
World
#65,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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