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Merida Gamez, Alejandro
🇪🇸FIDE 24594512· Male· Spain· Born in 1978
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Alejandro Merida Gamez, a 48-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1742 — just 18 short of his peak of 1760 (May 2025, age 47). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 39 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 38 months (2021–2025). Recent appearances: Campeonato de Malaga por Equipos - Primera 2026 Rondas 3-7 and Campeonato de Malaga por Equipos - Primera 2026 Rondas 1-2.
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1753·Blz—
All-time high
1760
−18 pts below
May 2025 · age 47
May 2025 · age 47
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#95,328
#95,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1760
at age 47 · −18 from today
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1593 → returned at 1751
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 43
May 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
May 2021
2018
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1586 → returned at 1616
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1760 → 1742
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsEnrique Utrera Sierra1,864·Campeonato de Malaga por Equipos - Primera 2026 Rondas 3-7·R4·+13.4
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #22 | 1993 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #40 | 708 | -16.2 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato de Malaga por Equipos - Primera 2026 Rondas 1-2 (-16.2 Elo, finished #40).
Rankings
/
Spain
#9,090
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#67,937
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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