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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
#152,146
#152,146 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Re-crossed 1600
at age 45
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+264 Elo)
1339 → 1603
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
XIV Torneo Internacional y Nacional Abierto de Ajedrez de la Ciudad de Mexico. Allende · Sep 2025 · +11.2 Elo
Evolution
-19
1604 → 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
#1,715
out of 3,007 players
Americas
#18,754
in continent
World
#152,130
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Mexico
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| ... | ||
| 1715 | 1,585 | |
Americas
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| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
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| ... | ||
| 18754 | 1,585 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 152130 | 1,585 | |