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Arruebarrena Rodriguez, Rafael
CM🇻🇪FIDE 3901092· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1977
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Rafael Arruebarrena Rodriguez, a 49-year-old Venezuelan Candidate Master, is rated 2024. He has slipped back 92 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Alberta Closed, Alberta Open Premier, and 2026 January NM Norm Swiss O2000. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Montreal Open Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Edmonton Summer Blitz Championship) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2296 was reached at age 41 (Mar 2018); he also reached Venezuelan #8 in Jul 2009.
Awarded CM in 2014 (age 37).
Current rating
2024
Standard
Rpd2223·Blz2103
All-time high
2296
−272 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 41
Mar 2018 · age 41
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,014
#24,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
1st Venezuelan 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2129
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 48
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Nov 2024
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2102 → returned at 2091
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2204 → returned at 2163
Jan 2020
2018
2nd Venezuelan 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2296
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-92
2116 → 2024
Tournaments
11
45 games
Score
25/ 4555.6%
20W10D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/5 | #6 | 1790 | -25.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #23 | 1954 | -0.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #11 | — | -17.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2181 | +16.2 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | R16 | 1750 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/2 | #12 | 2571 | +6.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #3 | 1972 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #10 | 2215 | -11.0 |
Match | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | lost | 2076 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #29 | 1994 | -17.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDale R. HaesselFM
🇨🇦CAN·2034
+7 −4 =5
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDante Briones
🇨🇦CAN·1877
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGary NgFM
🇨🇦CAN·2187
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsTymur KeleberdaIM
🇨🇦CAN·2358
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOmid Malek
🇨🇦CAN·2021
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Venezuela
#97
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#2,513
in continent
World
#24,014
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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