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Montalban Rivera, Juan
🇪🇸FIDE 22226788· Male· Spain· Born in 1987
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Juan Montalban Rivera, a 39-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2001 — just 26 short of his peak of 2027 (Aug 2025, age 38). He has fluctuated between 1940 and 2027 over the past 2 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Provincial por Equipos de Cadiz Primera Division Final 2026, Campeonato Provincial por Equipos de Cadiz Primera Division Grupo Norte 2026 Rondas 5-7, and Campeonato Provincial por Equipos de Cadiz Primera Division Grupo Norte 2026 Rondas 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including VI Campeonato de Andalucia Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos) and 1 blitz events (including Campeonato Provincial Blitz de Cadiz 2025) recently. He took a 46-month break between Jan 2020 and Dec 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd1905·Blz2026
All-time high
2027
−26 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 38
Aug 2025 · age 38
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,349
#27,349 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 2027
at age 38 · −26 from today
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1940 → 2019
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
May 2025
2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1964 → returned at 1989
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Campeonato Provincial de Cadiz Absoluto Sub18 y Supra50 2025perf 2094 (+114) · 4.5/6 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
2019 → 2001
Tournaments
10
34 games
Score
22.5/ 3466.2%
18W9D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAngel 2006 Garcia Rodriguez2,009·Campeonato Provincial de Cadiz Absoluto Sub18 y Supra50 2025·R5·+10.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEric Loriente Galiano1,803·VI Open Internacional de Ajedrez Sub 2200 FIDE Costa de la Luz·R2·-15.2
2.[L]vsAlvaro Escobar Rodriguez1,813·I Open Internacional Sub2200 Hotel Vertice Chipiona Mar·R4·-14.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #124 | 2742 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2631 | +6.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2537 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2351 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2094 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #47 | 1679 | -39.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #13 | 1981 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #75 | 1889 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #17 | 2035 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2506 | +3.2 |
Worst Elo result: I Open Internacional Sub2200 Hotel Vertice Chipiona Mar (-39.6 Elo, finished #47).
Rankings
/
Spain
#2,261
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#20,211
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+
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