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Sanchez Cano, Markel
🇻🇪FIDE 3907708· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1971
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Markel Sanchez Cano, a 55-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1990. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 44 months (2013–2017), 61 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2025–2026). Recent appearances: Torneo Abierto Educa Chess Sub-20 2025 and IRT MF Luis Zowain Sub 2200. Also played 2 rapid events (including I Torneo por Equipos Homenaje al MI Antonio Palacios Lanza) recently. His peak of 2041 was reached at age 41 (Aug 2012); he also reached Venezuelan #65 in Mar 2025.
Current rating
1990
Standard
Rpd1922·Blz1942
All-time high
2041
−51 pts below
Aug 2012 · age 41
Aug 2012 · age 41
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#29,107
#29,107 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
7th Venezuelan 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2041
Sep 2025
Peak Venezuelan rank: #65
at age 54 · rated 2041
Mar 2025
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2041 → returned at 2019
Jan 2025
2020
10th Venezuelan 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2031
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 2031 → returned at 2041
Nov 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
2041 → 1990
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
5W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #4 | 1978 | -22.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #11 | 1925 | -28.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLenin Sanchez Cano
🇻🇪VEN·2124
+0 −1 =13
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJose Luis Betancourt Navas
🇻🇪VEN·1967
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsAli Aaron Jaramillo LopezFM
🇻🇪VEN·2300
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsJuan Carlos Prieto Reveron
🇻🇪VEN·1819
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsLuis Alfonso Zowain AguilarFM
🇻🇪VEN·2294
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
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Venezuela
#125
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#3,062
in continent
World
#29,106
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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