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Machado Garcia, Ruben Efrain
🇳🇮FIDE 6106480· Male· Nicaragua· Born in 1968
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Ruben Efrain Machado Garcia, a 58-year-old player, is rated 1891 — just 18 short of his peak of 1909 (Nov 2025, age 57). He has fluctuated between 1869 and 1909 over the past 2 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Semifinal del Campeonato Nacional 2026, Torneo 159 aniversario del natalicio de Ruben Dario, and Campeonato Nacional por Equipos 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including PRIMERA EDICION DE RAPIDAS LAZARO GRANADOS IN MEMORIAM MODALIDAD RAPIDA) and 3 blitz events (including Torneo Blitz Homenaje a Carlos Fonseca 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 24 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 19 months (2021–2022) and 12 months (2024–2025). He reached #26 nationally in May 2025.
Current rating
1891
Standard
Rpd1834·Blz1753
All-time high
1909
−18 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 57
Nov 2025 · age 57
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#50,342
#50,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
4th 55-60 player nationally
at age 57 · rated 1909
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1909
at age 57 · −18 from today
Nov 2025
Peak national rank: #26
at age 57 · rated 1888
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+176 Elo)
1712 → 1888
Sep 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1872
Sep 2024
100 career games
at age 56
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1888 → 1891
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
25.5/ 5051.0%
23W13D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1910 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #32 | 1933 | -9.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #18 | 2026 | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #99 | 1815 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2058 | +29.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #14 | 1925 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 1761 | -16.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHeriberto Ortiz
🇳🇮NCA·1762
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRommel Velasquez
🇳🇮NCA·1926
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAntonio Jose Garcia Martinez
🇳🇮NCA·1866
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJose Onell Guerrero Salazar
🇳🇮NCA·1916
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsCarlos Avalos
🇺🇸USA·1916
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Nicaragua
#46
out of 245 players
Americas
#5,554
in continent
World
#50,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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