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Del Riego Sanchez, Rafael
🇧🇪FIDE 278114· Male· Belgium· Born in 1993
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Rafael Del Riego Sanchez, a 33-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1789. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, Brussels Open Fall 2025 Rounds 11-12, and 31eme Memorial Albert Dethiou 2025 Ronde 8. Also played 2 rapid (including Brussels Express 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Brussels Blitz Fall 2025) recently. His peak of 1829 was reached at age 32 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1789
Standard
Rpd1785·Blz1771
All-time high
1829
−40 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 32
Jun 2025 · age 32
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,811
#79,811 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1829
at age 32 · −40 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+318 Elo)
1497 → 1815
Jul 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 31
Jun 2024
2023
Crossed 1600
at age 30
Dec 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 30
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-32
1821 → 1789
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
5.5/ 1732.4%
6W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1542 | 1110 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2345 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #25 | 982 | -10.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1013 | 1253 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2433 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #121 | 1748 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #19 | 1111 | -7.8 |
Rankings
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Belgium
#1,244
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#57,614
in continent
World
#79,809
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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