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Ramirez Merino, Jose Ignacio
🇪🇸FIDE 54556627· Male· Spain· Born in 1957
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Jose Ignacio Ramirez Merino, a 69-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1753 — just 15 short of his peak of 1768 (Apr 2024, age 67). He is currently in the 1750–1800 range. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Provincial por Equipos de Cadiz Primera Division Final 2026, Campeonato Provincial por Equipos de Cadiz Primera Division Grupo Norte 2026 Rondas 5-7, and Campeonato Provincial por Equipos de Cadiz Primera Division Grupo Norte 2026 Rondas 1-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including II Andalucia Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos Sub1800) recently. He took a 18-month break between May 2024 and Dec 2025.
Current rating
1753
Standard
Rpd1752·Blz—
All-time high
1768
−15 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 67
Apr 2024 · age 67
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#91,588
#91,588 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1767 → returned at 1748
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1594 → 1768
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1768
at age 67 · −15 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Jan 2023
2019
6-month rising streak
+58 Elo
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Campeonato Provincial por Equipos de Cadiz Primera Division Grupo Norte 2026 Rondas 5-7finished #2 (seeded #23 of 100)
Evolution
-14
1767 → 1753
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
7.5/ 1262.5%
7W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | 1056 | -7.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/2 | #2 | 2351 | +9.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 1813 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #16 | 1648 | -19.2 |
Rankings
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Spain
#8,692
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#65,476
in continent
World
#91,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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