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Nazareno, Merlin
🇨🇦FIDE 2632470· Male· Canada· Born in 1960
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Merlin Nazareno, a 66-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1866. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 141 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Spring Chess Championship - Under 2000, 2026 SCC Winter Swiss, and 2026 AFM1st Peel Region - Over 1800 New Year Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including Open Blitz Tournament WSTCC 2026) recently. He took a 26-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1930 was reached at age 59 (Jan 2019).
Current rating
1866
Standard
Rpd1856·Blz1746
All-time high
1930
−64 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 59
Jan 2019 · age 59
Activity
100
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
137 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#56,931
#56,931 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
12th Canadian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1923
Feb 2026
7-month rising streak
+112 Elo
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 63
Sep 2023
2022
13th Canadian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1859
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+51
1815 → 1866
Tournaments
24
132 games
Score
81/ 13261.4%
71W20D41L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2038 | +23.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #75 | 1883 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 1731 | -18.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #10 | 1770 | -24.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 2017 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #23 | 1044 | -23.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #19 | 1853 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2005 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #12 | 1945 | +7.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #3 | 1785 | -8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Southam
🇨🇦CAN·1804
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsTony Bohan Bao
🇨🇦CAN·1959
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMichael BarronIM
🇨🇦CAN·2035
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsUmid Allahverdi
🇨🇦CAN·1648
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLyam Katz
🇨🇦CAN·1725
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Canada
#455
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#6,354
in continent
World
#56,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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