What is Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's FIDE rating?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's current standard FIDE rating is 2346.

What is Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's rapid rating?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's current FIDE rapid rating is 2343.

What is Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's world ranking?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin is currently ranked #2,794 in the world (standard rating).

What is Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's ranking in Spain?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin is currently ranked #143 in Spain.

What is Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's continental ranking?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin is currently ranked #1,812 in their continent.

What is Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's ranking in the 55-60 category?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin is ranked #6 in Spain in the 55-60 age group.

What is Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's all-time highest FIDE rating?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's all-time peak standard rating is 2402.

When did Gonzalez Velez, Fermin receive their first FIDE rating?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2001.

What is Gonzalez Velez, Fermin's chess title?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin holds the FIDE title of IM.

Which federation does Gonzalez Velez, Fermin represent?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin represents Spain (ESP).

How old is Gonzalez Velez, Fermin?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin was born in 1968 and is 58 years old.

When did Gonzalez Velez, Fermin reach their peak rating?

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin reached their peak standard rating of 2402 in 2001, at age 33.

Gonzalez Velez, Fermin

IM🇪🇸

FIDE 2206196· Male· Spain· Born in 1968

Fermin Gonzalez Velez, a 58-year-old Spanish International Master, is rated 2346 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 68 months (2007–2013), 60 months (2013–2018) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 5-7, Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 4, and Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 1-3. Also played 1 rapid event (including I Obert Escacs Actius Vila de Blanes) recently. His peak of 2402 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2001, Spanish #61 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 33).

Current rating

2346

Standard

Rpd2343·Blz—

All-time high

2402

−56 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 33

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 1%

#143 · Spanish players · of 18,813

Career timeline

16 entries

2026

6th Spanish 55-60 player

at age 58 · rated 2346

May 2026

2024

Inactive for 23 months

paused at 2339 → returned at 2341

Feb 2024

2019

13th Spanish 50-55 player

at age 51 · rated 2361

Jan 2019

2018

15th Spanish 45-50 player

at age 50 · rated 2361

Dec 2018

2013

20th Spanish 40-45 player

at age 45 · rated 2358

Apr 2013

Inactive for 60 months

paused at 2358 → returned at 2361

Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Oier Sarasketa IrastortzaCM 2,221

Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 4 · Jan 2026 · +3.3 Elo

Evolution

+7

2339 → 2346

Tournaments

3

5 games

Score

3/ 560.0%

4W0D1L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsOier Sarasketa IrastortzaCM2,221·Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 4·R4·+3.3

2.[W]vsDavid Diez Fraile2,115·Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 1-3·R1·+2.1

3.[W]vsJavier Sevilla Subiza2,109·Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 5-7·R6·+2.0

Top 1 loss

1.[L]vsSalvador Gabriel Del Rio De AngelisGM2,427·Copa de Euskadi 2026 - Zonal de Bizkaia·R4·-3.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 5-7 Round-Robin	Feb 2026	1/1	#22	2909	+2.0	▸
Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 4 Round-Robin	Jan 2026	1/1	#7	3021	+3.4	▸
Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 1-3 Round-Robin	Jan 2026	1/1	#28	2915	+2.2	▸

Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/

Spain

#143

out of 20,300 players

Europe

#1,812

in continent

World

#2,794

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

Spain

1	🇪🇸Anton Guijarro, David	2,657
2	🇪🇸Chigaev, Maksim	2,644
2	🇪🇸Vallejo Pons, Francisco	2,644
4	🇪🇸Santos Latasa, Jaime	2,615
5	🇪🇸Santos Ruiz, Miguel	2,604
6	🇪🇸Shirov, Alexei	2,597
7	🇪🇸Yuffa, Daniil	2,592
8	🇪🇸Salgado Lopez, Ivan	2,591
9	🇪🇸Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo	2,587
9	🇪🇸Illescas Cordoba, Miguel	2,587
...
143	🇪🇸Gonzalez Velez, Fermin	2,346

Europe

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
3	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
4	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,744
5	🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2,739
6	🇭🇺Rapport, Richard	2,729
7	🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden	2,728
8	🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2,721
9	🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2,717
10	🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	2,713
...
1812	🇪🇸Gonzalez Velez, Fermin	2,346

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
2794	🇪🇸Gonzalez Velez, Fermin	2,346