Blanco, Rafael
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1906 |
226 |
2277 | (86) | 1 |
| 1907 |
200 |
2294 | (77) | 9 |
| 1908 |
218 |
2288 | (76) | 0 |
| 1909 |
235 |
2282 | (74) | 1 |
| 1910 |
224 |
2284 | (70) | 0 |
| 1911 |
233 |
2285 | (63) | 5 |
| 1912 |
170 |
2320 | (56) | 10 |
| 1913 |
105 |
2365 | (49) | 20 |
| 1914 |
84 |
2379 | (57) | 10 |
| 1915 |
95 |
2356 | (65) | 0 |
| 1916 |
123 |
2333 | (69) | 0 |
| 1917 |
156 |
2310 | (70) | 6 |
| 1918 |
177 |
2296 | (78) | 0 |
| 1919 |
201 |
2282 | (84) | 0 |
| 1920 |
235 |
2268 | (88) | 0 |
| 1921 |
286 |
2254 | (91) | 0 |
| 1922 |
328 |
2240 | (93) | 0 |
| 1923 |
385 |
2226 | (94) | 0 |
| 1924 |
454 |
2212 | (95) | 0 |
| 1925 |
511 |
2198 | (94) | 0 |
| 1926 |
586 |
2185 | (92) | 0 |
| 1927 |
648 |
2171 | (90) | 0 |
| 1928 |
724 |
2157 | (86) | 0 |
| 1929 |
797 |
2143 | (81) | 12 |
| 1930 |
834 |
2142 | (85) | 0 |
| 1931 |
900 |
2142 | (88) | 0 |
| 1932 |
911 |
2142 | (89) | 0 |
| 1933 |
938 |
2141 | (89) | 0 |
| 1934 |
948 |
2141 | (89) | 0 |
| 1935 |
1006 |
2140 | (87) | 0 |
| 1936 |
958 |
2140 | (84) | 0 |
| 1937 |
926 |
2140 | (79) | 0 |
| 1938 |
930 |
2139 | (73) | 0 |
| 1939 |
859 |
2139 | (64) | 8 |
| 1940 |
737 |
2150 | (65) | 9 |
| 1941 |
745 |
2140 | (75) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Blanco Estera, Rafael |
| Born: 1 Dec. 1885 |
| Died: 5 Aug. 1955 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige gives date of death as 5-08-1955; chessgames.com gives date of death as 4-08-1955. Sánchez gives year of death as 1956. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 347 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 41 |
| Hooper and Brandreth, Unknown Capablanca, page 136 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 76, 467, 506 |
| Web |
| Bartelski, Wojciech. [8th Chess Olympiad: Buenos Aires 1939 - Cuba] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
| Urcan, Olimpiu G. [Living the American Dream: Julius Finn], page 9 |
| Winter, Edward. [Immortal but Unknown] |
| [Los Campeones de Ajedrez de Cuba] |
| [Rafael Blanco Estera] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Lasker, Em. - Blanco, R. 1906 |
(s) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Capablanca, J.R. - Blanco, R. 1909 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Corzo, J. - Blanco, R. 1911 |
(f) |
5 | - | 0 |
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| Kupchik, A. - Blanco, R. 1913 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Capablanca, J.R. - Blanco, R. 1941 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
Capablanca, J.R. gave odds of pawn and move |
Tournament data
| Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024 |
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