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Vidal Palou, Jordi
🇪🇸FIDE 22200991· Male· Spain· Born in 1968
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Jordi Vidal Palou, a 58-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1813. He is on a steady climb with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Play Off d'Ascens-Descens a Primera Divisio 2026, IX Obert Gerunda Rondas 1-3, and Campionat de Veterans de la Territorial de Girona 2026 Rondas 5-6. Also played 20 rapid (including II Campeonato Iberoamericano de Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. He took a 24-month break between Jan 2014 and Feb 2016. His peak of 1849 was reached at age 58 (May 2026).
Current rating
1813
Standard
Rpd1794·Blz1818
All-time high
1849
−36 pts below
May 2026 · age 58
May 2026 · age 58
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,297
#72,297 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1849
at age 58 · −36 from today
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1620 → 1795
Sep 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 55
Feb 2023
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 51
Sep 2019
2014
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1680 → returned at 1693
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1788 → 1813
Tournaments
16
60 games
Score
30/ 6050.0%
23W14D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/4 | #52 | 1493 | -36.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2650 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #16 | 1971 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #11 | 1738 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #23 | 1831 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #11 | 2615 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #97 | — | -7.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #109 | — | -6.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #103 | — | -10.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | — | +23.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGuillem Villalba Pons
🇪🇸ESP·1964
+5 −6 =2
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsManel Romera Fernandez
🇪🇸ESP·1630
+9 −1 =3
13 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsLluis Compte Auge
🇪🇸ESP·1939
+4 −5 =3
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLiam Valle Luis
🇪🇸ESP·2107
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJordi Olcina Monells
🇪🇸ESP·1984
+4 −7 =1
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Spain
#6,693
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#52,468
in continent
World
#72,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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