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Morante Rafael, Aritz
🇪🇸FIDE 32081405· Male· Spain· Born in 2000
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Aritz Morante Rafael, a 26-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2229 — just 6 short of his peak of 2235 (Apr 2026, age 26) and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos DH-26 Rondas 9. Also played 1 rapid (including I OPEN INTERNACIONAL CIUDAD DE SANTURTZI) and 1 blitz events (including Cto Alava Rapidas por Equipos 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #28, #36 and #55 nationally in U20, U18 and U14.
Current rating
2229
Standard
Rpd2084·Blz2154
All-time high
2235
−6 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#406 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2235
at age 26 · −6 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Sep 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Mar 2022
2021
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Aug 2021
2020
28th Spanish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2161
Oct 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+68
2161 → 2229
Tournaments
14
62 games
Score
40.5/ 6265.3%
29W23D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #131 | 2201 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #269 | 2323 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 2205 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2162 | -1.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2265 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 3146 | +13.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #43 | 2242 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2219 | +4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #206 | 2092 | -7.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2185 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErlantz Miguelez Garcia
🇪🇸ESP·1940
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsRuben Pomares Munoz
🇪🇸ESP·1910
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMiguel Angel Gonzalez Martinez
🇪🇸ESP·2122
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRuslan Llave Nevado
🇪🇸ESP·1941
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2017
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vsHugo Pelegrin Gomez
🇪🇸ESP·2122
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#406
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#4,635
in continent
World
#6,727
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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