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Garcia Merchan, Nicolas Joaquin
🇪🇸FIDE 54731178· Male· Spain· Born in 2004
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Nicolas Joaquin Garcia Merchan, a 22-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1795 — just 2 short of his peak of 1797 (Mar 2025, age 21). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Preferent Girona Rondas 7-9, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Preferent Girona Rondas 3-6, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Preferent Girona Rondas 1-2. Also played 1 rapid event (including Copa Catalana Territorial de Girona 2026) recently.
Current rating
1795
Standard
Rpd1728·Blz1759
All-time high
1797
−2 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 21
Mar 2025 · age 21
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#77,970
#77,970 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
100 career games
at age 21
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1797
at age 21 · −2 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+328 Elo)
1450 → 1778
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Dec 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1790 → 1795
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
9W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #34 | — | +4.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #42 | — | +8.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #79 | — | -0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #12 | 2022 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #31 | 1526 | -30.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #21 | 1876 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #33 | 1330 | -2.4 |
Worst Elo result: Campionat Absolut Individual de la Territorial de Girona 2025 Grup A Rondas 5-8 (-30.2 Elo, finished #31).
Rankings
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Spain
#7,305
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#56,387
in continent
World
#77,969
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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