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Mateu Palau, Enrique
๐ช๐ธFIDE 2218771ยท Maleยท Spainยท Born in 1966
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Enrique Mateu Palau, a 60-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2086 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (โ1/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Play-Off Descens, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup Descens Rondas 1-3, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Divisio Grup Barcelona Rondas 7-9. Also played 1 rapid event (including Copa Catalana Territorial de Barcelona 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2001โ2003) and 246 months (2004โ2025). His peak of 2217 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2086
Standard
Rpd2108ยทBlzโ
All-time high
2217
โ131 pts below
Jan 2001 ยท age 35
Jan 2001 ยท age 35
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo ยท โ1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,743 ยท players worldwide ยท of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
36th Spanish 55-60 player
at age 59 ยท rated 2170
Feb 2025
2004
Inactive for 246 months
paused at 2176 โ returned at 2170
Jul 2004
2001
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2180 โ returned at 2183
Jul 2001
Crossed 2200
at age 35
Jan 2001
Crossed 2100
at age 35
Jan 2001
Crossed 2000
at age 35
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-62
2148 โ 2086
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
1.5/ 1015.0%
0W3D7L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsFerran Gonzalez Hernandez2,168ยทLliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Play-Off DescensยทR11ยท+2.3
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months โ tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | ฮ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2168 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #93 | โ | -20.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #114 | โ | -4.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #75 | โ | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #127 | โ | -11.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #120 | โ | -18.4 |
Worst Elo result: Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup Descens Rondas 1-3 (-20.4 Elo, finished #93).
Rankings
/
Spain
#1,247
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#12,191
in continent
World
#16,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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