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Ortega, Ricardo
🇲🇽FIDE 5127742· Male· Mexico· Born in 1937
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Ricardo Ortega, a 89-year-old Mexican player, is rated 1684. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearance: Torneo Mercenarios Fide 395. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015) and 29 months (2023–2026). His peak of 1782 was reached at age 79 (May 2016).
Current rating
1684
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1782
−98 pts below
May 2016 · age 79
May 2016 · age 79
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#115,737
#115,737 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 86
Jul 2023
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1600 → returned at 1684
Jul 2023
2019
100 career games
at age 82
Aug 2019
2018
2nd Mexican 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1745
Nov 2018
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1672 → 1745
Sep 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 79
Aug 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-76
1760 → 1684
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
2/ 1118.2%
1W2D8L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/11 | #11 | 1478 | -75.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRafael Arjona Silva
🇲🇽MEX·1635
+6 −7 =2
15 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsRicardo Herbert Stacpoole Madrigal
🇲🇽MEX·1800
+6 −5 =2
13 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsHugo Alberto Aranda Leal
🇲🇽MEX·1692
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsGuillermo Navidad Molina
🇲🇽MEX·1633
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsManuel Ed Villanueva Garciacano
🇲🇽MEX·1821
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#1,156
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#13,954
in continent
World
#115,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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