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PJ
Paganini, Jose Ignacio
🇦🇷FIDE 121681· Male· Argentina· Born in 1992
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Jose Ignacio Paganini, a 34-year-old Argentine player, is rated 2039 — just 19 short of his peak of 2058 (May 2026, age 34). He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include III Open Chessable Grup A Rondas 3-5, III Open Chessable Grup A Rondas 1-2, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Preferent Barcelona Grup I Rondas 7-9. Also played 2 rapid (including XVI Torneig d'Escacs Actius del Foment Martinenc) and 1 blitz events (including Cuadragesimo Blitz IRT Cuatro Caballos Rosario) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 19 months (2012–2013), 15 months (2013–2015), 29 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 18 months (2021–2022) and 24 months (2023–2025).
At junior level, he reached #22 and #30 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2039
Standard
Rpd2033·Blz1967
All-time high
2058
−19 pts below
May 2026 · age 34
May 2026 · age 34
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#22,107
#22,107 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
73rd Argentine 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 2058
May 2026
All-time peak 2058
at age 34 · −19 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Mar 2026
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 1996
Sep 2023
2021
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1962 → returned at 1977
Apr 2021
2018
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1971 → returned at 1962
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1999 → 2039
Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
13/ 2259.1%
12W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #30 | 1888 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 1397 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2950 | +26.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2642 | +11.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | — | +9.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #38 | — | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #206 | 2002 | -3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJulian Beroiz
🇦🇷ARG·2145
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsPablo Mizzau
🇦🇷ARG·2260
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsCristian SanhuezaFM
🇦🇷ARG·2229
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsMartin LorenziniGM
🇦🇷ARG·2377
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsFrancisco Javier MunozFM
🇦🇷ARG·2389
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2017
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Rankings
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Argentina
#280
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#2,316
in continent
World
#22,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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