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Celis, Joel
FM🇲🇴FIDE 15400212· Male· Macau China· Born in 1994
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Joel Celis, a 32-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 1981 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 60 months (2013–2018), 70 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025.. He reached #1 nationally in Nov 2018 and spent 12 months as #1.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 24) and CM in 2012 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1981
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1981
at best
Nov 2025 · age 31
Nov 2025 · age 31
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#30,623
#30,623 · players worldwide · of 216,808
12 months in #1 nationally (2018–2019)
12 months in #1 nationally (2018–2019)
Career timeline
17 entries2025
All-time peak 1981
at age 31
Nov 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1935 → returned at 1981
Oct 2024
2019
12 months in National #1
longest streak 12 months · since Nov 2018
Oct 2019
2018
Peak national rank: #1
at age 24 · rated 1882
Nov 2018
FM title awardedFM
at age 24
Nov 2018
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 1882 → returned at 1935
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
1935 → 1981
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSoren Bech HansenFM2,312·S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025.·R1·+17.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEkaterina PirvulescuWFM2,166·S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025.·R4·-5.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #30 | 2139 | +45.6 |
Rankings
/
Macau China
#2
out of 10 players
Asia-Pacific
#3,749
in continent
World
#30,623
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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