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Merlin, Marco Aurelio Araujo
🇧🇷FIDE 538026104· Male· Brazil· Born in 1980
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Marco Aurelio Araujo Merlin, a 46-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1654 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: IRT Classico Casa do Xadrez. Also played 1 rapid event (including Campeonato Mineiro RPD 2025) recently.
Current rating
1654
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1654
at best
Apr 2026 · age 46
Apr 2026 · age 46
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#126,229
#126,229 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
100th Brazilian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1654
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 46
Apr 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 46
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1654
at age 46
Apr 2026
First FIDE rating
1654 · at age 46
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1654 → 1654
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 1593 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Brazil
#2,082
out of 6,387 players
Americas
#15,396
in continent
World
#126,223
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Brazil
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Americas
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World
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