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Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel
GM🇸🇪FIDE 2200031· Male· Sweden· Born in 1950
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Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez, a 76-year-old Swedish Grandmaster, is rated 2262 and sitting in the top 3% of Swedish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 6 months. 57 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9, Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div Elit r5, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. Also played 3 rapid (including V GM Sveshnikov Evgeny rapid memorial-2026) and 2 blitz events (including Douro Blitz Cruise 2025 - gr. B) recently. His peak of 2462 was reached at age 52 (Apr 2002); he also reached Swedish #13 in Jan 2002.
Competes for Sweden since Sep 2017. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 51).
Current rating
2262
Standard
Rpd2266·Blz2242
All-time high
2462
−200 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 52
Apr 2002 · age 52
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#92 · Swedish players · of 2,913
Career timeline
21 entries2026
13th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 76 · rated 2262
Mar 2026
2022
17th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2335
Apr 2022
2017
1,000 career games
at age 67
Nov 2017
Switched federation: ESP → SWE
at age 67
Sep 2017
2016
25th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2376
Feb 2016
2014
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
2378 → 2419
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+22
2240 → 2262
Tournaments
9
48 games
Score
28.5/ 4859.4%
23W11D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #55 | 2251 | -0.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 2971 | +3.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #11 | 2432 | +5.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #113 | 2172 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 2346 | +13.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #56 | 2092 | -6.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2251 | +0.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #21 | 2329 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #42 | 2241 | +1.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPia CramlingGM
🇸🇪SWE·2384
+1 −1 =14
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsErik BlomqvistGM
🇸🇪SWE·2472
+2 −9 =3
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsJosef AskFM
🇸🇪SWE·2020
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsMikael HelinCM
🇸🇪SWE·1916
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHarald LogdahlFM
🇸🇪SWE·2198
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2018
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#92
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#3,638
in continent
World
#5,360
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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