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Mesa Cruz, Ricardo
🇪🇸FIDE 54734304· Male· Spain· Born in 1979
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Ricardo Mesa Cruz, a 47-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1640 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Primera Rondas 11-12, Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Tercera Rondas 5-9, and XXXV Torneo Navidad Fundacion CajaCanarias. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato de Tenerife Activo 2025) and 1 blitz events (including BLITZ FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL AJEDREZ ISLA DE LA PALMA 2025) recently.
Current rating
1640
Standard
Rpd1546·Blz1535
All-time high
1640
at best
May 2026 · age 47
May 2026 · age 47
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#131,960
#131,960 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1640
at age 47
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 46
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1269 → 1609
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 45
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 45
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
1587 → 1640
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
14.5/ 3048.3%
13W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1789 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #50 | 2512 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #33 | 1934 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #30 | 1822 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #93 | 1844 | +28.2 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Spain
#12,670
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#90,088
in continent
World
#131,954
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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