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Cortes Garcia, Rafael
🇲🇽FIDE 5149118· Male· Mexico· Born in 1979
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Rafael Cortes Garcia, a 47-year-old Mexican player, is rated 1585 — just 19 short of his peak of 1604 (Jun 2025, age 46). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: XIV Torneo Internacional y Nacional Abierto de Ajedrez de la Ciudad de Mexico. Allende. Also played 2 rapid (including Aprendamos Ajedrez FIDE Rapid Terraza Urbana 15) and 1 blitz events (including IRT BLitz Pomonal y Peon Molesto 2026 - 1) recently.
Current rating
1585
Standard
Rpd1655·Blz1595
All-time high
1604
−19 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 46
Jun 2025 · age 46
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#152,736
#152,736 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
51st Mexican 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1602
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1604
at age 46 · −19 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+262 Elo)
1339 → 1601
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 45
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
XIV Torneo Internacional y Nacional Abierto de Ajedrez de la Ciudad de Mexico. Allende · Sep 2025 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
-17
1602 → 1585
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
0.5/ 412.5%
0W1D3L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/3 | #86 | 1471 | -16.0 |
Worst Elo result: XIV Torneo Internacional y Nacional Abierto de Ajedrez de la Ciudad de Mexico. Allende (-16.0 Elo, finished #86).
Rankings
/
Mexico
#1,693
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#18,778
in continent
World
#152,721
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Mexico
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| 1693 | 1,585 | |
Americas
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| ... | ||
| 18778 | 1,585 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 152721 | 1,585 | |