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Martinez Balaguer, Jose Maria
🇪🇸FIDE 2255456· Male· Spain· Born in 1963
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Jose Maria Martinez Balaguer, a 63-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1750. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 17 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 1-2, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup VII Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup VII Rondas 3-6. Also played 1 blitz event (including Torneig Llampec de l'Obert de Sants - Ciutat de Barcelona 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2007–2009), 15 months (2010–2011) and 27 months (2014–2016). His peak of 2025 was reached at age 41 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd1801·Blz1758
All-time high
2025
−275 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 41
Jul 2004 · age 41
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1648 → 1831
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
2014
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1849 → returned at 1841
Jan 2014
2011
100 career games
at age 48
Jul 2011
2010
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1897
Mar 2010
2007
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1972 → returned at 1980
Apr 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1770 → 1750
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
7.5/ 1939.5%
5W5D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFrancisco Dominguez Diaz1,540·XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 3-5·R5·+4.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsXavier Sanchez Fibla1,632·XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 3-5·R3·-13.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #72 | 1458 | -25.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #101 | 2831 | -3.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #5 | — | +25.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #40 | — | -3.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | — | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/6 | #70 | 1623 | -19.0 |
Worst Elo result: XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 3-5 (-25.4 Elo, finished #72).
Rankings
/
Spain
#8,801
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#66,081
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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