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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 +198 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year. 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
Rpd1647·Blz1637
All-time high
1732
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#98,651
#98,651 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+155
1577 → 1732
Tournaments
12
83 games
Score
46/ 8355.4%
40W12D31L
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
top 10 of 12| 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 |
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#122
out of 695 players
Americas
#11,729
in continent
World
#98,650
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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