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Gonzalez Alfaro, John Alberto
🇨🇷FIDE 6561683· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 1984
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John Alberto Gonzalez Alfaro, a 42-year-old player, is rated 1533. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: IV Festival de Divisiones ADAS Tercera Division 2025 and Torneo Clasificatorio de Cuarta Division, Liberia 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including IV Torneo por la Plata 2025) recently. His peak of 1710 was reached at age 40 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1533
Standard
Rpd1414·Blz1636
All-time high
1710
−177 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 40
Jun 2024 · age 40
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#172,897
#172,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 42
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
Jul 2025
15th 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1627
May 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 41
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-94
1627 → 1533
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
9/ 2045.0%
9W0D11L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMoises Alonso Romero Cerdas1,611·IV Festival de Divisiones ADAS Tercera Division 2025·R4·+19.5
3.[W]vsAshly Valeria Diaz Charpentier1,549·IV Festival de Divisiones ADAS Tercera Division 2025·R3·+16.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSantiago Rodriguez Gonzalez1,553·Torneo Clasificatorio de Cuarta Division, Liberia 2025·R6·-24.0
3.[L]vsMatias Yermay Rodriguez Zuniga1,678·IV Festival de Divisiones ADAS Tercera Division 2025·R5·-16.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/6 | #19 | 1303 | -88.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/7 | #17 | 1614 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/3 | #8 | 2270 | -4.0 |
Worst Elo result: Clasificatorio de Divisiones ADEA tercera division 2026 (-88.0 Elo, finished #19).
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#342
out of 682 players
Americas
#21,091
in continent
World
#172,864
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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