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Palomares Gomez, Rafael
🇪🇸FIDE 54704545· Male· Spain· Born in 1967
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Rafael Palomares Gomez, a 59-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1597. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IV IRT SUB 1800 QUART DE POBLET, Primera Provincial Val Norte FACV 2026 Rondas 6, and Primera Provincial Val Norte FACV 2026 Rondas 1-3. Also played 1 rapid event (including Copa Federacion Provincial Meliana 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2022 and Oct 2023. His peak of 1672 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1597
Standard
Rpd1661·Blz—
All-time high
1672
−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 57
Mar 2024 · age 57
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#147,546
#147,546 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1456 → 1672
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1672
at age 57 · −75 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1620 → 1597
Tournaments
10
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
10W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #45 | 2369 | -13.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2476 | +12.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #73 | 2259 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #39 | 1264 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #42 | 749 | -12.4 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato Provincial Individual Segunda Benimaclet 2025 Rondas 6-7 (-16.2 Elo, finished #39).
Rankings
/
Spain
#14,115
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#98,567
in continent
World
#147,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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