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Ortega Amarelle, Mariano
IM🇨🇻FIDE 3504301· Male· Cape Verde· Born in 1981
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Mariano Ortega Amarelle, a 45-year-old International Master, is rated 2384 and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 10 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-3. Also played 16 rapid (including XVI Torneo Internacional Concello de Rianxo) and 7 blitz events (including I Iron Chess Blitz) recently. He took a 26-month break between Oct 2007 and Jan 2010. His peak of 2482 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2024); he also reached #1 nationally in Jan 2001 and has been #1 for 210 months and counting.
Competes for Cape Verde since Jun 2020. Awarded IM in 2012 (age 31) and FM in 2002 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2384
Standard
Rpd2311·Blz2305
All-time high
2482
−98 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 43
Jan 2024 · age 43
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#1,956 · players worldwide · of 216,808
#1 nationally since Jan 2001
#1 nationally since Jan 2001
Career timeline
19 entries2026
210 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 210 months · since Jan 2001
May 2026
2024
All-time peak 2482
at age 43 · −98 from today
Jan 2024
2023
70th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2478
Dec 2023
2020
Switched federation: CUB → CPV
at age 39
Jun 2020
2014
500 career games
at age 33
Mar 2014
2012
IM title awardedIM
at age 31 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2012
Mar 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
2404 → 2384
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
25.5/ 3572.9%
20W12D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsXulio Del Prado RodriguezFM2,397·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-3·R2·+5.1
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsRuben Fernandez LopezFM2,152·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R6·-8.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 2232 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #7 | 2329 | -2.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2434 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 9/9 | #1 | 2644 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 2362 | -3.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIago Fernandez RamosCM
🇪🇸ESP·2206
+7 −8 =1
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarcos Antonio Morales MarmolFM
🇨🇺CUB·2301
+6 −4 =4
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJose Antonio Sande EdreiraFM
🇪🇸ESP·2222
+6 −5 =2
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsCamilo Ernesto Gomez GarridoGM
🇨🇺CUB·2480
+1 −1 =11
13 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsEder Marcio Pereira
🇨🇻CPV·1845
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Cape Verde
#1
out of 59 players
Africa
#15
in continent
World
#1,956
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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