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Cortes Navarro, Rafael
🇪🇸FIDE 94718776· Male· Spain· Born in 1975
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Rafael Cortes Navarro, a 51-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1738 — just 15 short of his peak of 1753 (May 2026, age 51). He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include III Open Chessable Grup B Rondas 3-5, III Open Chessable Grup B Rondas 1-2, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup VI Rondas 7-9. Also played 2 rapid (including IX Obert Rapid Tres Peons-Chessable) and 3 blitz events (including VII Blitz Tres Peons Chessable) recently.
Current rating
1738
Standard
Rpd1666·Blz1636
All-time high
1753
−15 pts below
May 2026 · age 51
May 2026 · age 51
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#96,714
#96,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1753
at age 51 · −15 from today
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1473 → 1685
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 49
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+53
1685 → 1738
Tournaments
10
18 games
Score
11/ 1861.1%
9W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #40 | 1660 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #35 | 1004 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2411 | +22.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 1500 | -11.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #64 | — | +9.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #22 | — | +6.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #77 | — | +9.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #39 | — | +34.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | — | -16.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | — | +11.6 |
Worst Elo result: Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup VI Rondas 1-2 (-16.0 Elo, finished #69).
Rankings
/
Spain
#9,252
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#68,828
in continent
World
#96,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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