Capella, Rurik
FMFIDE 7501005· Male· Netherlands Antilles· Born in 1969
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
All-time high
1994
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,552
18 months in National top 5 (2020–2024)
Career timeline
16 entriesStandard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 2186 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #23 | 1948 | -15.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #18 | 1938 | -37.8 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
| 1 | 2,201 | |
| 2 | 2,083 | |
| 3 | 2,003 | |
| 4 | 2,002 | |
| 5 | 1,999 | |
| 6 | 1,989 | |
| 7 | 1,978 | |
| 8 | 1,977 | |
| 9 | 1,972 | |
| 10 | 1,969 | |
| ... | ||
| 15 | 1,915 | |
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| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 4887 | 1,915 | |
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| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
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| ... | ||
| 44552 | 1,915 | |