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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 1537. He has slipped back 87 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Torneo Abierto Memorial Luis Araya Araya 2026, Campeonato Nacional Senior de Costa Rica S50 S65 Absoluto y Femenino 2026, and XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 B. Also played 3 blitz events (including XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 Blitz) recently. He took a 38-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1683 was reached at age 76 (Mar 2024); he also reached #57 nationally in Feb 2022.
Current rating
1537
Standard
Rpd1716·Blz1545
All-time high
1683
−146 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 76
Mar 2024 · age 76
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#170,436
#170,436 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+211 Elo)
1472 → 1683
Oct 2024
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 76 · rated 1683
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1683
at age 76 · −146 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-63
1600 → 1537
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
15/ 3740.5%
15W0D22L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNoel Lazaro Pomares Zuniga1,646·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, Liberia 2025·R8·+12.5
3.[W]vsEstefany Pamela Mendez Quesada1,562·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, ADAES 2025·R7·+8.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJose Alejandro Rincon Betancourt1,436·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, ADAES 2025·R2·-14.4
2.[L]vsRaul Morales Zumbado1,461·Campeonato Nacional Senior de Costa Rica S50 S65 Absoluto y Femenino 2026·R5·-12.2
3.[L]vsAaron Josue Cubillo Duran1,548·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, ADAES 2025·R3·-11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 2/6 | #34 | 1396 | -38.4 |
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#342
out of 695 players
Americas
#20,862
in continent
World
#170,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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