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Gaitan Rivas, Norlan Miguel
🇳🇮FIDE 6101690· Male· Nicaragua· Born in 1983
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Norlan Miguel Gaitan Rivas, a 43-year-old player, is rated 1715 — just 28 short of his peak of 1743 (Mar 2024, age 41). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Aug 2024 and Jan 2026. Recent appearances: Semifinal del Campeonato Nacional 2026 and Campeonato Nacional por Equipos 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Torneo Blitz Homenaje a Carlos Fonseca 2025) recently. He reached #51 nationally in May 2025.
Current rating
1715
Standard
Rpd1654·Blz1604
All-time high
1743
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 41
Mar 2024 · age 41
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,527
#104,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Peak national rank: #51
at age 42 · rated 1723
May 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1723 → returned at 1732
Aug 2024
8th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1743
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1589 → 1743
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1743
at age 41 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1723 → 1715
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #88 | 2647 | -16.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #76 | 1890 | +8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsYanko Antonio Berrios Vanegas
🇳🇮NCA·1673
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDonaldo Mejia
🇳🇮NCA·1853
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFidel Granados Ortiz
🇳🇮NCA·2057
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsFidel Granados
🇳🇮NCA·1846
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met May 2023
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vsJoel Isaac Baltodano Cabrera
🇳🇮NCA·1612
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
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Nicaragua
#109
out of 245 players
Americas
#12,469
in continent
World
#104,524
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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