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Capella, Rurik

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FIDEFIDE 7501005· Male· Netherlands Antilles· Born in 1969

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Rurik Capella, a 57-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 1915. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include National OPEN Championship 2025, Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open, and Curacao Chess Festival 2025 OPEN. Also played 1 rapid (including Clasificatorio Masculino XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y C, RD 2026) and 1 blitz events (including National Blitz Tournament 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2017–2018) and 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1994 was reached at age 55 (Mar 2024); he also reached #5 nationally in Apr 2020 and spent 18 months in top 5.

Previously known as Rurik Capella (until Jun 2022). Awarded FM in 2020 (age 51).

Current rating

1915

Standard

Rpd1909·Blz2029

All-time high

1994

−79 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#44,552

#44,552 · players worldwide · of 216,808
18 months in National top 5 (2020–2024)

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1953
Jun 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 55
Jul 2024
18 months in national top 5
since Apr 2020
Apr 2024
2nd 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 1994
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1994
at age 55 · −79 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Renamed to Rurik Capella
at age 53
Jun 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
National OPEN Championship 2025
perf 2186 (+270) · 5/6 · #4
Top opponent
vs Ursus Van BemmelenFM 2,087
National OPEN Championship 2025 · Oct 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-38
1953 → 1915
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
11.5/ 1960.5%
8W7D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAmir Ayubi1,572·Curacao Chess Festival 2025 OPEN·R2·-17.5
2.[L]vsClifford ShawCM1,749·Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open·R3·-14.0
3.[L]vsEdler Castro de1,905·Curacao Chess Festival 2025 OPEN·R3·-10.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
National OPEN Championship 2025
Swiss
Oct 20255/6#42186+19.4
Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20254/6#231948-15.6
Curacao Chess Festival 2025 OPEN
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/3#181938-37.8
Worst Elo result: Curacao Chess Festival 2025 OPEN (-37.8 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

/
Netherlands Antilles
#15
out of 67 players
Americas
#4,887
in continent
World
#44,552
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Netherlands Antilles
1
Vos, TjarkFollow Tjark VosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,201
2
Van Bemmelen, UrsusFollow Ursus Van BemmelenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,083
3
Bedi, VaibhavFollow Vaibhav BediTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,003
4
Blijstra, WillemFollow Willem BlijstraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,002
5
Dekker, MarvinFollow Marvin DekkerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,999
6
Neumann, Han H.W.M.Follow Han H.W.M. NeumannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,989
7
Flanders, CanderFollow Cander FlandersTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,978
8
Van Opstal, RurikFollow Rurik Van OpstalTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,977
9
Cuellar, OscarFollow Oscar CuellarTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,972
10
Maduro, ShermanFollow Sherman MaduroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
1,969
...
15Capella, Rurik1,915
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
4887Capella, Rurik1,915
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
44552Capella, Rurik1,915