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Amaya Madrigal, Alvaro Josue
🇨🇷INACTIVE · since January 2024FIDE 6502822· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 1981
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Alvaro Josue Amaya Madrigal, a 45-year-old player, is rated 1855 — just 6 short of his peak of 1861 (Jul 2017, age 36). He plays around 6 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2015–2017) and 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). Also played 2 rapid (including Torneo Rapid por equipos Por La Plata VI) and 1 blitz events (including Grand Prix MoreChess-Gukesh Final) recently. He reached #42 nationally in May 2022.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd1848·Blz1861
All-time high
1861
−6 pts below
Jul 2017 · age 36
Jul 2017 · age 36
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#60,012
#60,012 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
1754 → 1855
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1759 → still inactive
Jan 2024
2023
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 1790
Aug 2023
2022
Peak national rank: #42
at age 41 · rated 1780
May 2022
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1855 → 1855
Score
0/ 50.0%
2W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsEmmanuel Jimenez GarciaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2349
+0 −14 =0
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRicardo Murillo Varela
🇨🇷CRC·1898
+8 −5 =1
14 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsHeizel Maria Morera CamposWIM
🇨🇷CRC·1988
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPablo Andres Vargas Serrano
🇨🇷CRC·1983
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsCristofer Duque Araya
🇨🇷CRC·1711
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#80
out of 682 players
Americas
#6,513
in continent
World
#57,992
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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