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Vallejo Pons, Francisco

Vallejo Pons, Francisco

GM🇪🇸

FIDEFIDE 2205530· Male· Spain· Born in 1982

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Francisco Vallejo Pons, a 44-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2644 and ranked 2nd among Spanish players, and 74th worldwide. He has held steady between 2625 and 2650 for 19 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent appearances: CECLUB DIVISION DE HONOR 2025 and The XXII Karpov International Chess Tournament. His peak of 2724 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2011); he also reached World #19 in Jan 2005 and has been in the world top 100 for 215 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2001 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U20.

Current rating

2644

Standard

Rpd2638·Blz2584

All-time high

2724

−80 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 29

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#2

#2 · Spanish players · of 18,793
World top 100 since Jul 2001

Career timeline

26 entries
2026
215 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 215 months · since Jul 2001
May 2026
2023
2nd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2710
Mar 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2700
at age 37
Dec 2019
2016
6-month rising streak
+38 Elo
Jul 2016
Re-crossed 2700
at age 34
May 2016
2015
1,000 career games
at age 33
Apr 2015

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Raunak SadhwaniGM 2,681
The XXII Karpov International Chess Tournament · Jul 2025 · +0.6 Elo
Evolution
+6
2638 → 2644
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
2W13D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CECLUB DIVISION DE HONOR 2025
Round-Robin
Aug 20254/7#112677+3.8
The XXII Karpov International Chess Tournament
Round-Robin
Jul 20254.5/9#72649+1.5

Most-Played Opponents

vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2724
+1 −4 =12
17 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsDavid Anton GuijarroGM
🇪🇸ESP·2657
+7 −1 =6
14 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsAlexander GrischukGM
🇷🇺RUS·2641
+0 −6 =6
12 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsBoris GelfandGM
🇮🇱ISR·2635
+1 −2 =8
11 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsVasyl IvanchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2634
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings

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Spain
#2
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#32
in continent
World
#74
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Spain
1
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2,657
22,644
2
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2,644
4
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2,615
5
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2,604
6
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2,597
7
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2,591
8
🇪🇸Iturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoFollow Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,589
9
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2,587
10
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2,586
Europe
1
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2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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32🇪🇸Vallejo Pons, Francisco2,644
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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74🇪🇸Vallejo Pons, Francisco2,644