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Pomares Herrera, Efrain
🇨🇷FIDE 6519857· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 1948
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Efrain Pomares Herrera, a 78-year-old player, is rated 1524. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I Abierto Guanacasteco Santa Cruz 2026, II Torneo Abierto Memorial Luis Araya Araya 2026, and Campeonato Nacional Senior de Costa Rica S50 S65 Absoluto y Femenino 2026. Also played 2 blitz events (including XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1683 was reached at age 76 (Mar 2024); he also reached #57 nationally in Feb 2022.
Current rating
1524
Standard
Rpd1716·Blz1545
All-time high
1683
−159 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 76
Mar 2024 · age 76
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#176,408
#176,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
Nov 2024
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 76 · rated 1683
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+179 Elo)
1504 → 1683
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1683
at age 76 · −159 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-76
1600 → 1524
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
17/ 3844.7%
17W0D21L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNoel Lazaro Pomares Zuniga1,646·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, Liberia 2025·R8·+12.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/2 | #22 | 2474 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #36 | 1592 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #18 | 1593 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #101 | 1632 | -9.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 3/7 | #8 | 1550 | -27.0 |
Rankings
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Costa Rica
#356
out of 682 players
Americas
#21,528
in continent
World
#176,369
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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