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Vargas Gomez, Rafael Apolinar

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FIDEFIDE 6403034· Male· Dominican Republic· Born in 1947

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Rafael Apolinar Vargas Gomez, a 79-year-old player, is rated 1789 — just 11 short of his peak of 1800 (Jun 2025, age 78). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017), 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Torneo Provincial de Santiago 2026 and Torneo Pinturas Tucan 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Rapido WC) recently.

Current rating

1789

Standard

Rpd1772·Blz1808

All-time high

1800

−11 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 78

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#79,743

#79,743 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 78 · rated 1800
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 78
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1800
at age 78 · −11 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1662 → 1797
Jun 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1797 → returned at 1800
Mar 2024
2020
3rd 70-75 player nationally
at age 73 · rated 1702
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jeniffer Maria Almanzar VasquezWCM 1,854
Torneo Pinturas Tucan 2025 · May 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Evolution
-11
1800 → 1789
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
5W6D3L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsFred Payano Cruz1,780·Torneo Pinturas Tucan 2025·R2·-10.6
2.[L]vsGustavo De Leon1,821·Torneo Provincial de Santiago 2026·R5·-9.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Torneo Provincial de Santiago 2026
Swiss
Feb 20263.5/4#262023-11.4
Torneo Pinturas Tucan 2025
Swiss
May 20254.5/4#222622+3.0

Rankings

/
Dominican Republic
#194
out of 536 players
Americas
#9,250
in continent
World
#79,742
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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2,247
7
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8
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9
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10
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194🇩🇴Vargas Gomez, Rafael Apolinar1,789
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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4
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5
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6
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2,724
7
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2,718
8
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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9250🇩🇴Vargas Gomez, Rafael Apolinar1,789
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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79742🇩🇴Vargas Gomez, Rafael Apolinar1,789