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Perez Candelario, Manuel
GM🇪🇸FIDE 2210622· Male· Spain· Born in 1983
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Manuel Perez Candelario, a 43-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2541 and ranked 13th among Spanish players, and 360th worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 9, and Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 7. Also played 6 rapid (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 3 blitz events (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently. His peak of 2630 was reached at age 36 (Jun 2019, World #147 at the time); he spent 121 months in Spanish top 10, with a longest streak of 9 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 28) and IM in 2001 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #44 in U20 and World #52 in U18.
Current rating
2541
Standard
Rpd2449·Blz2477
All-time high
2630
−89 pts below
Jun 2019 · age 36
Jun 2019 · age 36
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Spanish players · of 18,793
121 months in National top 10 (2005–2024)
121 months in National top 10 (2005–2024)
Career timeline
20 entries2025
16th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2572
Aug 2025
2024
121 months in national top 10
longest streak 111 months · since Oct 2005
Oct 2024
2022
1,000 career games
at age 39
Mar 2022
2019
Peak Spanish rank: #4
at age 36 · rated 2623
Nov 2019
Peak World rank: #147
at age 36 · rated 2630
Jun 2019
All-time peak 2630
at age 36 · −89 from today
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2572 → 2541
Tournaments
8
42 games
Score
30/ 4271.4%
24W12D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #39 | 2217 | -25.7 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2625 | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 3089 | +1.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2411 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #2 | 2948 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 2508 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2514 | -3.7 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #14 | 2547 | -2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Carlos Ibarra JerezGM
🇪🇸ESP·2533
+3 −5 =9
17 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsBenjamin Abel Garcia Romero
🇪🇸ESP·2196
+11 −0 =1
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJuan Manuel Carrasco MartinezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2332
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDaniel Forcen EstebanGM
🇪🇸ESP·2541
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSalvador Gabriel Del Rio De AngelisGM
🇪🇸ESP·2419
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#13
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#206
in continent
World
#360
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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