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Gual Escala, Joan
🇪🇸FIDE 22282076· Male· Spain· Born in 1971
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Joan Gual Escala, a 55-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1885. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 7 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup I Rondas 7-9, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Divisio Grup Tarragona Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup I Rondas 3-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including XXI TORNEIG OBERT D'ESCACS ACTIUS "VILA DE SANTA COLOMA DE QUERALT") recently. He had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2014–2017) and 12 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2041 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2010).
Current rating
1885
Standard
Rpd1915·Blz—
All-time high
2041
−156 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 39
Jan 2010 · age 39
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#51,810
#51,810 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1888 → 1943
May 2024
100 career games
at age 53
Apr 2024
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1940 → returned at 1953
Apr 2017
2014
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1948 → returned at 1940
Jan 2014
2011
Re-crossed 2000
at age 40
May 2011
2010
Crossed 2000
at age 39
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
XXVIIe Obert d'Escacs de Santa Margarida de Montbui - Memorial Joan LLorens Rondas 2-5 · Oct 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Evolution
-22
1907 → 1885
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
4W4D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | — | -9.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #60 | — | +9.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #66 | — | -2.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #95 | — | +13.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | — | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #42 | 995 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #20 | 1813 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2446 | +3.6 |
Worst Elo result: XXVIIe Obert d'Escacs de Santa Margarida de Montbui - Memorial Joan LLorens Rondas 6-8 (-26.0 Elo, finished #42).
Rankings
/
Spain
#4,689
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#38,125
in continent
World
#51,809
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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