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Onate Mendez, Elias
CM🇪🇸FIDE 2222981· Male· Spain· Born in 1984
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Elias Onate Mendez, a 42-year-old Spanish Candidate Master, is rated 2181 and sitting in the top 3% of Spanish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 22-month break between Jan 2016 and Dec 2017. Recent appearances: Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Occidental Rondas 5-8 and Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Occidental Rondas 1-4. Also played 2 rapid (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 2 blitz events (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently. His peak of 2234 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2014).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 41). At junior level, he reached #37 and #23 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2181
Standard
Rpd2125·Blz2165
All-time high
2234
−53 pts below
Jan 2014 · age 30
Jan 2014 · age 30
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#610 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
17 entries2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 41
Oct 2025
43rd Spanish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2223
Feb 2025
2024
54th Spanish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2223
Nov 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
2143 → 2215
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 38
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
Dec 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2191 → 2181
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsJesus Sarrias GranadosCM2,176·Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Occidental Rondas 5-8·R5·+9.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFrancisco Miguel Callejas RojasFM2,278·Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Occidental Rondas 5-8·R7·-7.3
2.[L]vsIsmael Alshameary PuenteIM2,337·Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Occidental Rondas 1-4·R1·-5.7
3.[L]vsFrancisco Javier Cruz RavinaFM2,407·Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Occidental Rondas 1-4·R4·-4.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 2227 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #49 | 2006 | -12.6 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#610
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#6,509
in continent
World
#9,224
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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