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CG
Castro Galaviz, Rafael Antonio
🇻🇪FIDE 3949346· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1987
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Rafael Antonio Castro Galaviz, a 39-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1851 — just 22 short of his peak of 1873 (Mar 2024, age 37). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 85-month break between Jul 2018 and Sep 2025. Recent appearance: XXXII IRT Internacional Feria de las Flores 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including IRT Blitz Abierto Pre Feria De Las Flores La Central 2025) recently.
Current rating
1851
Standard
Rpd1894·Blz1895
All-time high
1873
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 37
Mar 2024 · age 37
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#61,170
#61,170 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
27th Venezuelan 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1851
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1873
at age 37 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1665 → 1788
Jul 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Jul 2018
Inactive for 85 months
paused at 1788 → returned at 1851
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
1873 → 1851
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
1W3D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsFausto Jiovanny Puntier AndujarCM2,023·XXXII IRT Internacional Feria de las Flores 2025·R4·+4.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/8 | #65 | 1824 | -22.0 |
Rankings
/
Venezuela
#256
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#6,854
in continent
World
#61,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Venezuela
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| 256 | 1,851 | |
Americas
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| ... | ||
| 6854 | 1,851 | |
World
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| 61169 | 1,851 | |