Merayo Lopez, David

David Merayo Lopez, a 42-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1753. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XIX Open Internacional Sub 2400 de Malaga 2025, IV Abierto de Ajedrez Clasico Sub 2200 Villa de Zahara, and XV Open Ciudad de Tres Cantos B. He had 7 career breaks: 15 months (2012–2013), 12 months (2013–2014), 26 months (2015–2017), 12 months (2017–2018), 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 13 months (2021–2022) and 27 months (2022–2025). His peak of 1792 was reached at age 41 (Aug 2025).