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Bru Gibert, Rafael
🇪🇸FIDE 32095201· Male· Spain· Born in 1974
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Rafael Bru Gibert, a 52-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2001 — just 20 short of his peak of 2021 (Mar 2026, age 52). He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 15 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Preferent Barcelona Grup IV Rondas 7-9, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup I Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup I Rondas 3-6. Also played 6 rapid (including Copa Catalana Territorial de Barcelona 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2017 and May 2018.
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd1923·Blz1823
All-time high
2021
−20 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 52
Mar 2026 · age 52
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,349
#27,349 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 2021
at age 52 · −20 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 51
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1893 → 1999
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 50
Sep 2024
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Feb 2021
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 44
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2014 → 2001
Tournaments
7
23 games
Score
14/ 2360.9%
11W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsFrancisco Javier Carela Ferrer1,958·VII Open Pavistamp Terres de l'Ebre Memorial Jose Balague·R4·-11.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #145 | — | -10.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #99 | — | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #20 | — | +10.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #86 | — | -0.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | — | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 1973 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 1935 | -11.4 |
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