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Herrera Retana, Gerardo
🇨🇷FIDE 6524915· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 1968
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Gerardo Herrera Retana, a 58-year-old player, is rated 1836 — just 21 short of his peak of 1857 (Nov 2024, age 56). He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearance: Campeonato Nacional Senior de Costa Rica S50 S65 Absoluto y Femenino 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Torneo Rapid CACR 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Jaque a la indiferencia edicion 2025) recently. He reached #37 nationally in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz1792
All-time high
1857
−21 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 56
Nov 2024 · age 56
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 57
Feb 2025
2024
8th 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1857
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1759 → 1857
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1857
at age 56 · −21 from today
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Campeonato Nacional Senior de Costa Rica S50 S65 Absoluto y Femenino 2026perf 2046 (+210) · 5/6 · #2
Top opponent
Evolution
+37
1799 → 1836
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
10W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2046 | +35.6 |
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#75
out of 682 players
Americas
#7,381
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Costa Rica
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Americas
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World
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