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Abarca Guzman, Efren
🇲🇽FIDE 5113733· Male· Mexico· Born in 1990
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Efren Abarca Guzman, a 36-year-old Mexican player, is rated 2027 — just 3 short of his peak of 2030 (Nov 2025, age 35). He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4to. Magistral VI Realzando el Ajedrez, CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "PEZ VELA 2025" 1a FUERZA, and I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Segunda. Also played 1 rapid (including WSG 2025) and 1 blitz events (including WSG 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 39 months (2015–2019) and 19 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
2027
Standard
Rpd2013·Blz1967
All-time high
2030
−3 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 35
Nov 2025 · age 35
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,568
#23,568 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
29th Mexican 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2027
May 2026
2025
65th Mexican 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2030
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 35
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2030
at age 35 · −3 from today
Nov 2025
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1962 → returned at 1989
Sep 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1882 → 1953
May 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Segundaperf 2234 (+204) · 6/8 · #2
Top opponent
Best comeback
I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Segundafinished #2 (seeded #13 of 50)
Evolution
+38
1989 → 2027
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
16.5/ 2956.9%
12W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #7 | 2001 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 1972 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #2 | 2234 | +55.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #55 | 1916 | -13.8 |
Rankings
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Mexico
#153
out of 3,007 players
Americas
#2,441
in continent
World
#23,568
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Mexico
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| 153 | 2,027 | |
Americas
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| 2441 | 2,027 | |
World
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| 23568 | 2,027 | |