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Cruz Vargas, Francisco J.
🇬🇹FIDE 7302339· Male· Guatemala· Born in 1974
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Francisco J. Cruz Vargas, a 52-year-old player, is rated 1946 — just 28 short of his peak of 1974 (Jun 2025, age 51). He is currently in the 1900–1950 range. 30 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneo "Fundadores 2026", Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026, and R&R Trading Company 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including R&R Trading Company 2025 Blitz) recently. He took a 44-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included). He reached #13 nationally in Nov 2023.
Current rating
1946
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1937
All-time high
1974
−28 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 51
Jun 2025 · age 51
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,531
#37,531 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 1974
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1974
at age 51 · −28 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1895 → 1969
Dec 2024
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 50 · rated 1968
Sep 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #13
at age 49 · rated 1895
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1937 → returned at 1895
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1974 → 1946
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
15.5/ 2464.6%
13W5D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #15 | 1845 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #56 | 1952 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1987 | +5.4 |
Swiss | May 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 1818 | -16.0 |
Rankings
/
Guatemala
#24
out of 238 players
Americas
#4,043
in continent
World
#37,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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