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Salazar Moreno, Rafael
🇲🇽FIDE 5102596· Male· Mexico· Born in 1989
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Rafael Salazar Moreno, a 37-year-old Mexican player, is rated 1847. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 6 months. 127 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT Round Robin Invitacional La Primavera del Peon Grupo C, IRT El Peon y la Belleza, and FIDE Mercenarios 400 Round 1-3. Also played 7 rapid (including IX Torneo Navideno del Pavo MN Raul Rosas Reyes Abierta Fide) and 6 blitz events (including IX Torneo Navideno del Pavo MN Raul Rosas Reyes Abierta Fide Blitz) recently. He took a 22-month break between Apr 2009 and Mar 2011. His peak of 1986 was reached at age 28 (Sep 2017).
At junior level, he reached #24 and #25 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1847
Standard
Rpd1868·Blz1820
All-time high
1986
−139 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 28
Sep 2017 · age 28
Activity
93
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
122 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#62,283
#62,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 36
Oct 2025
53rd Mexican 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1885
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 33
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+44
1803 → 1847
Tournaments
13
94 games
Score
55.5/ 9459.0%
42W27D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/8 | #10 | 1608 | -49.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #6 | 2541 | +19.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/11 | #6 | 1866 | +13.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 9.5/11 | #1 | 2032 | +47.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1765 | -5.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 8.5/11 | #2 | 1918 | +41.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6.5/11 | #6 | 1803 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #36 | 2093 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #14 | 1490 | -23.6 |
Worst Elo result: IRT Round Robin Invitacional La Primavera del Peon Grupo C (-49.8 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuis Garcia Perales
🇲🇽MEX·1720
+18 −5 =3
26 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJose Anto Granados Segura
🇲🇽MEX·1706
+12 −3 =7
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFrancisco Garcia Torres
🇲🇽MEX·1874
+3 −8 =11
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsManuel Ed Villanueva Garciacano
🇲🇽MEX·1821
+3 −4 =13
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsWillebaldo Del Carmen Roura Pech
🇲🇽MEX·1833
+2 −1 =14
17 games·last met Aug 2023
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#521
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#6,992
in continent
World
#62,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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