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Mella Franco, Salvador
🇪🇸FIDE 54540704· Male· Spain· Born in 2000
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Salvador Mella Franco, a 26-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1873 — just 1 short of his peak of 1874 (Apr 2026, age 26). He is on a steady climb with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Primeira Division Grupo C Rondas 9-10, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Primeira Division Grupo C Rondas 1-4-8, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Primeira Division Grupo C Rondas 1-3. Also played 3 rapid (including XIV Campionato Galego de Rapidas 2025) and 3 blitz events (including I Iron Chess Blitz) recently. He took a 14-month break between Mar 2018 and Jun 2019.
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd1904·Blz1843
All-time high
1874
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#55,025
#55,025 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1874
at age 26 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+273 Elo)
1553 → 1826
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Mar 2020
2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1405 → returned at 1464
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+39
1834 → 1873
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
7W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1834 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #6 | 1905 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1725 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #3 | 2011 | +38.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Cernadas Camean
🇪🇸ESP·2182
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsEloy Sixto Puente
🇪🇸ESP·2132
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsIago Fernandez RamosCM
🇪🇸ESP·2224
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsBrais Vazquez Fernandez
🇪🇸ESP·1932
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPablo Cordido Sixto
🇪🇸ESP·1933
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#4,982
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#40,396
in continent
World
#55,024
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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