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Sanchez Cano, Markel

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FIDEFIDE 3907708· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1971

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Markel Sanchez Cano, a 55-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 2019 — just 22 short of his peak of 2041 (Aug 2012, age 41). He plays occasionally (5 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 appearance: Torneo Abierto Educa Chess Sub-20 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including I Torneo por Equipos Homenaje al MI Antonio Palacios Lanza) and 1 blitz events (including IRT- Quinta Edicion Copa UNERG) recently. He reached Venezuelan #65 in Mar 2025.

Current rating

2019

Standard

Rpd1922·Blz1942

All-time high

2041

−22 pts below
Aug 2012 · age 41

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#24,656

#24,656 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Wilmer Jose Blanco Perez 1,782
Torneo Abierto Educa Chess Sub-20 2025 · Apr 2026 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-22
2041 → 2019
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Torneo Abierto Educa Chess Sub-20 2025
Swiss
Apr 20264/5#41978-22.4
Worst Elo result: Torneo Abierto Educa Chess Sub-20 2025 (-22.4 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

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Venezuela
#101
out of 1,597 players
Americas
#2,559
in continent
World
#24,656
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Venezuela
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,383
6
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2,377
7
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2,375
7
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2,375
9
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2,373
10
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2,352
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101🇻🇪Sanchez Cano, Markel2,019
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
...
2559🇻🇪Sanchez Cano, Markel2,019
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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