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Gonzalez Valero, Julio
🇪🇸FIDE 2218810· Male· Spain· Born in 1963
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Julio Gonzalez Valero, a 63-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2211 and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 21 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Campeonato de Leon por Equipos 2026 Rondas 1 and CE Veteranos 50 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including XVI Torneo de Reyes 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Campeonato de Leon de Ajedrez Relampago Individual 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2010–2012) and 15 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2290 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2007).
Current rating
2211
Standard
Rpd2114·Blz2187
All-time high
2290
−79 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 44
Jan 2007 · age 44
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#471 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
16 entries2025
16th Spanish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2215
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Oct 2024
2022
15th Spanish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2245
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2231 → returned at 2241
Aug 2018
2014
15th Spanish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2288
Sep 2014
2013
28th Spanish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2288
Dec 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2215 → 2211
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
6W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2574 | +1.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | 1279 | -13.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2689 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2554 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2173 | -8.2 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#471
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#5,284
in continent
World
#7,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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