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Merlos Contreras, Cesar
🇪🇸FIDE 535053798· Male· Spain· Born in 1978
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Cesar Merlos Contreras, a 48-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1453. He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Categoria Barcelona Grup V Rondas 7-9, XXVII Open Tres Peons GRUP B Rondas 5-8, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Tercera Categoria Barcelona Grup XIV Rondas 3-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. His peak of 1509 was reached at age 47 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1453
Standard
Rpd1557·Blz—
All-time high
1509
−56 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 47
Dec 2025 · age 47
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#202,975
#202,975 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1411 → 1509
Dec 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1509
at age 47 · −56 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 47
May 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 47
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1411 · at age 47
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+50
1403 → 1453
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
3/ 2611.5%
4W2D20L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsAntonio Guerra Blanco1,649·49 Obert Internacional d'Escacs "Ciutat de Badalona" Grup B·R2·+12.2
3.[D]vsRafael Harutyunyan Grigoryan1,432·II Open Aniversari Sant Marti 2025 Grup B Rondas 3-5·R3·+1.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | — | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #65 | 2462 | -11.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #49 | — | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 957 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #32 | 1414 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #62 | 1333 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #83 | 784 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/7 | #144 | 1135 | -58.0 |
Worst Elo result: 49 Obert Internacional d'Escacs "Ciutat de Badalona" Grup B (-58.0 Elo, finished #144).
Rankings
/
Spain
#17,986
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#124,061
in continent
World
#202,804
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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