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Alfaro Rojas, Alfonso Jose

Alfaro Rojas, Alfonso Jose

FM🇨🇷

FIDEFIDE 6500013· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 1989

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Alfonso Jose Alfaro Rojas, a 37-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2316 — just 22 short of his peak of 2338 (Mar 2025, age 36) and ranked 6th among CRC players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 4-6, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 1-2. Also played 2 blitz events (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008) and 83 months (2016–2023). He reached #4 nationally in Feb 2024 and spent 26 months in top 5, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.

Previously known as J. Gutierrez (until Jan 2007). Awarded FM in 2013 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #2 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2316

Standard

Rpd2295·Blz2319

All-time high

2338

−22 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 36

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#6

#6 · CRC players · of 572
26 months in National top 5 (2011–2025)

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
26 months in national top 5
longest streak 24 months · since Jul 2011
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2338
at age 36 · −22 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #4
at age 35 · rated 2304
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
Mar 2023
2016
Inactive for 83 months
paused at 2290 → returned at 2295
Feb 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Jan 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dmitry ZhukovFM 2,346
I TANCAT MI Vila de Gracia Rondas 2-5 · Oct 2025 · +10.5 Elo
Evolution
-16
2332 → 2316
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
4W5D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3
Open Swiss
Mar 20260/1#109—-13.0
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 4-6
Round-Robin
Feb 20261.5/2#29—+6.2
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 1-2
Round-Robin
Jan 20260.5/1#70—-0.4
I TANCAT MI Vila de Gracia Rondas 7-9
Round-Robin
Nov 20251.5/3#52261-6.2
I TANCAT MI Vila de Gracia Rondas 6
Round-Robin
Oct 20250.5/1#523230.0
I TANCAT MI Vila de Gracia Rondas 2-5
Round-Robin
Oct 20252.5/4#22387+8.4
I TANCAT MI Vila de Gracia Rondas 1
Round-Robin
Sep 20250/1#91512-10.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsEmmanuel Jimenez GarciaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2349
+9 −6 =1
16 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsMauricio Arias SantanaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2163
+5 −4 =7
16 games·last met Jan 2016
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vsSergio Duran VegaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2283
+9 −0 =5
14 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsFrancis Maynard Salazar
🇨🇷CRC·2139
+8 −2 =4
14 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsAlexis Murillo TsijliIM
🇨🇷CRC·2263
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2016
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Rankings

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Costa Rica
#6
out of 695 players
Americas
#410
in continent
World
#3,597
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Costa Rica
1
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2
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3
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2,349
4
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2,330
5
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2,326
62,316
7
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2,283
8
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2,263
9
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2,252
10
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2,182
Americas
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,718
8
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9
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10
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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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2,780
5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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