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VJ
Valencia Jimenez, Jose
🇪🇸FIDE 2223791· Male· Spain· Born in 1974
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Jose Valencia Jimenez, a 52-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2009. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Play-Off Descens, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Divisio Grup Girona Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup II Rondas 4-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. His peak of 2181 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
2009
Standard
Rpd2101·Blz2015
All-time high
2181
−172 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 27
Jul 2001 · age 27
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,129
#26,129 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Mar 2026
2023
500 career games
at age 49
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 48
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2020 → returned at 2006
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 43
May 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
2007 → 2117
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+47
1962 → 2009
Tournaments
15
56 games
Score
30.5/ 5654.5%
22W17D17L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMiquel Fernandez-Diaz MascortCM2,039·49 Open Internacional d'Escacs Vila de Sitges Grup A·R3·+12.2
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsEduard Monell Lopez1,951·41 TORNEIG OBERT VILA DE CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES GRUP A Rondas 2-4·R4·-11.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1242 | -9.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #9 | — | +16.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #66 | — | +15.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #48 | — | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #97 | — | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #89 | — | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7/10 | #7 | 2013 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 1990 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #43 | 1350 | -5.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #6 | 1982 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArturo Vidarte MoralesIM
🇵🇪PER·2177
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2023
View head-to-head →
vsCristian Fernandez DiazFM
🇪🇸ESP·2218
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2021
View head-to-head →
vsJoaquim Borges Ayats
🇪🇸ESP·2019
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2019
View head-to-head →
vsAdrian Jimenez RuanoFM
🇪🇸ESP·2239
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Spain
#2,162
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#19,309
in continent
World
#26,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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