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Viquez Alfaro, Gabriel
🇨🇷FIDE 6571107· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2008
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Gabriel Viquez Alfaro, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1732 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +155 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Torneo Abierto Memorial Luis Araya Araya 2026, Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, and Campeonato Nacional Categoria U20 absoluto 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Rapid 2026) and 2 blitz events (including XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #17 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1732
Standard
Rpd1667·Blz1637
All-time high
1732
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#98,793
#98,793 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
17th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1732
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+198 Elo)
1534 → 1732
May 2026
All-time peak 1732
at age 18
May 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Apr 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+157
1575 → 1732
Tournaments
11
76 games
Score
40/ 7652.6%
34W12D30L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMaria Elena Rodriguez ArrietaWIM1,972·II Torneo Abierto Memorial Luis Araya Araya 2026·R2·+32.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBryan Alberto Alvarado Machado1,662·Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026·R3·-24.0
3.[L]vsJason Young Zhou1,508·Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 U20 Equipos Absoluto·R3·-22.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #27 | 1853 | +59.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #50 | 1682 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 1845 | +92.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/7 | #19 | 1549 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #60 | 1787 | +69.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #25 | 1831 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/4 | #5 | 2246 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #11 | 1706 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/4 | #11 | 2315 | +40.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #61 | 1788 | -24.0 |
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#117
out of 682 players
Americas
#11,731
in continent
World
#98,791
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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