Ponce Navalon, Jose

Jose Ponce Navalon, a 70-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2087 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 14 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65, and XI Open Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Albacete Sub2400. Also played 2 rapid events (including Provincial de Clubes de CUENCA) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 56 months (2003–2007), 82 months (2007–2014) and 46 months (2014–2018). His peak of 2189 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2003).