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Fernandez Garcia, Juan Carlos
CM🇪🇸FIDE 2254166· Male· Spain· Born in 1961
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Juan Carlos Fernandez Garcia, a 65-year-old Spanish Candidate Master, is rated 2176 and sitting in the top 3% of Spanish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +74 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 9, Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 8, and Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 5-7. Also played 4 rapid (including Open Basque Country Sestao Rapid 2025) and 3 blitz events (including V Open Blitz Magistral de Leon) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 23 months (2004–2006) and 140 months (2007–2019). His peak of 2211 was reached at age 58 (Apr 2019).
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 65).
Current rating
2176
Standard
Rpd2131·Blz2106
All-time high
2211
−35 pts below
Apr 2019 · age 58
Apr 2019 · age 58
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#641 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
19 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 65
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Feb 2025
100 career games
at age 64
Jan 2025
2022
20th Spanish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2196
Apr 2022
2020
31st Spanish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2209
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 58
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+53
2123 → 2176
Tournaments
16
64 games
Score
43/ 6467.2%
41W4D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsEndika Redondo Prieto1,948·Campeonato Preferente de Euskadi - Zonal de Bizkaia 2025 Rondas 7·R7·-15.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2817 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2983 | +10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2776 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #9 | 2116 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1512 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 2906 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/8 | #1 | 2451 | +42.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #32 | 1974 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #12 | 1148 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #14 | 2029 | -10.2 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#641
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#6,732
in continent
World
#9,512
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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