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Garcia Padron, Jose
IM🇪🇸FIDE 2200120· Male· Spain· Born in 1958
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Jose Garcia Padron, a 68-year-old Spanish International Master, is rated 2335 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 9 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente Permanencia 2026, XVIII Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo 2026, and Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente 2026 Permanencia. Also played 5 rapid (including III Open Internacional Ajedrez Activo Vecindario) and 2 blitz events (including BLITZ FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL AJEDREZ ISLA DE LA PALMA 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2001–2003), 17 months (2003–2005) and 12 months (2013–2014). His peak of 2455 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2010); he also reached Spanish #37 in Jan 2002.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 43).
Current rating
2335
Standard
Rpd2308·Blz2258
All-time high
2455
−120 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 52
Jul 2010 · age 52
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#160 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
21 entries2024
26th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2382
Apr 2024
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 62
Apr 2020
2019
36th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2415
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 61
Aug 2019
2016
6-month rising streak
+13 Elo
Mar 2016
2014
54th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2410
Nov 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2350 → 2335
Tournaments
9
38 games
Score
26/ 3868.4%
22W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCarla Cristina Sosa SuarezWFM2,053·VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL JUGANDO CON LAS ESTRELLAS 2025·R9·-8.3
2.[L]vsDiego 2012 Sanchez Gonzalez2,145·Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente 2026 Rondas 4·R4·-7.5
3.[L]vsAlberto Hernandez LeonFM2,203·VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL JUGANDO CON LAS ESTRELLAS 2025·R8·-6.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 2324 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #22 | 2300 | -0.5 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2240 | -1.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2257 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2385 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #33 | 1345 | -7.5 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2879 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2449 | +13.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/10 | #50 | 2082 | -26.3 |
Worst Elo result: VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL JUGANDO CON LAS ESTRELLAS 2025 (-26.3 Elo, finished #50).
Most-Played Opponents
vsOmar Garcia BlancoFM
🇪🇸ESP·2364
+10 −9 =10
29 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAlfredo Brito GarciaIM
🇪🇸ESP·2203
+6 −2 =13
21 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDiego Moreno DiepaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2249
+8 −4 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlejandro Uzcategui RodriguezFM
🇻🇪VEN·2319
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCarla Cristina Sosa SuarezWFM
🇪🇸ESP·2142
+7 −1 =4
12 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Spain
#160
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#1,994
in continent
World
#3,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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