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PJ
Pesqueira, Jose
CM🇦🇼FIDE 15900037· Male· Aruba· Born in 1963
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Jose Pesqueira, a 63-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 1861. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: National Championship Aruba 2025 and Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Clasificatorio Masculino XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y C, RD 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2006), 29 months (2006–2009) and 19 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2006 was reached at age 49 (Oct 2012); he also reached #2 nationally in Oct 2007 and spent 51 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded CM in 2012 (age 49).
Current rating
1861
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz—
All-time high
2006
−145 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 49
Oct 2012 · age 49
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,303
#58,303 · players worldwide · of 216,808
51 months in National top 3 (2005–2016)
51 months in National top 3 (2005–2016)
Career timeline
19 entries2024
2nd 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 1880
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1781 → 1880
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
2022
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 59 · rated 1809
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1809 → returned at 1801
Jan 2021
2016
100 career games
at age 53
May 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+29
1832 → 1861
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
11/ 1668.8%
7W8D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 1976 | +34.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #9 | 1800 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOctavio CroesCM
🇦🇼ARU·1800
+8 −0 =8
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAyden Dirks
🇦🇼ARU·1765
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIlya StetsenkoCM
🇦🇼ARU·1961
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAngelo Franken
🇦🇼ARU·1797
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHubert Randolf Tromp
🇦🇼ARU·1708
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Aruba
#7
out of 45 players
Americas
#6,534
in continent
World
#58,303
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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