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Gonzalez Menendez, Ivan
FM🇪🇸FIDE 2226316· Male· Spain· Born in 1984
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Ivan Gonzalez Menendez, a 42-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2369 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 35-month break between Apr 2020 and Apr 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 4-7 and Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 3. His peak of 2455 was reached at age 27 (Mar 2011, Spanish #52 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 19). Earned IM norms at 70 Spain Indv.Champ.Open 2005 and 6th Magistral Mem Alonso Leira 2006. At junior level, he reached #9 and #7 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2369
Standard
Rpd2440·Blz2382
All-time high
2455
−86 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 27
Mar 2011 · age 27
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#103 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
18 entries2025
12th Spanish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2382
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2393 → returned at 2389
Apr 2020
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
Jul 2014
2013
500 career games
at age 29
Feb 2013
2011
Peak Spanish rank: #52
at age 27 · rated 2455
Mar 2011
All-time peak 2455
at age 27 · −86 from today
Mar 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
2382 → 2369
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMarcos Llaneza VegaIM2,354·Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 4-7·R6·-5.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1554 | -5.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | — | -7.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrancisco Javier Menendez ReyCM
🇪🇸ESP·2026
+6 −0 =5
11 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsIvan Fernandez Torre
🇪🇸ESP·2182
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsCarlos 1996 Suarez GarciaIM
🇪🇸ESP·2467
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsEnrique Alvarez FernandezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2284
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsBerna Blazquez LopezCM
🇪🇸ESP·2074
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2020
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Rankings
/
Spain
#103
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#1,436
in continent
World
#2,255
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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