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Salgado, Martin
🇪🇸FIDE 54713625· Male· Spain· Born in 1982
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Martin Salgado, a 44-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1846. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I Obert 60 30 Memorial Jordi Corominas Rondas 1-2, XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 1-2, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup VII Rondas 7-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including IX Obert Rapid Tres Peons-Chessable) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 42 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1882 was reached at age 42 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1846
Standard
Rpd1863·Blz—
All-time high
1882
−36 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 42
Mar 2024 · age 42
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,566
#62,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1816 → 1882
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1882
at age 42 · −36 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1882 → returned at 1860
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1834 → returned at 1874
Apr 2020
2019
Crossed 1800
at age 37
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-36
1882 → 1846
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
5W5D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJuan Antonio Ysern Comas1,682·XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 3-5·R3·+5.6
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMarc Rodriguez Lopez1,709·XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 3-5·R5·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2386 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 1697 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 1570 | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #49 | — | -10.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | — | +4.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #57 | — | -22.0 |
Worst Elo result: Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup VII Rondas 1-2 (-22.0 Elo, finished #57).
Rankings
/
Spain
#5,725
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#45,745
in continent
World
#62,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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