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Rafales, Baltazar
🇵🇭FIDE 5223660· Male· Philippines· Born in 1971
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Baltazar Rafales, a 55-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1556. He has slipped back 90 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearance: 1st DAVAO REGION NATIONAL ARBITERS Standard Chess Tournament. He had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2016–2018) and 77 months (2019–2025). His peak of 1646 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1556
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1646
−90 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 53
Mar 2024 · age 53
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#163,974
#163,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
46th Filipino 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1556
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 53
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1646
at age 53 · −90 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1351 → 1410
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-90
1646 → 1556
Rankings
/
Philippines
#1,275
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#29,247
in continent
World
#163,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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