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Illueca Ballester, Jose Eduardo
🇪🇸FIDE 2263050· Male· Spain· Born in 1964
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Jose Eduardo Illueca Ballester, a 62-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1914. He has slipped back 69 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Campeonato Regional Individual Tramos Elo Sub-2000 Murcia 2026, CAMPEONATO REGIONAL VETERANOS 50 MURCIA 2026, and CAMPEONATO REGIONAL POR EQUIPOS MURCIA 2025 3 DIVISION Rondas 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Campeonato Regional de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos de Clubes "Copa Federacion 2026") recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2007–2009) and 143 months (2013–2025). His peak of 2035 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1914
Standard
Rpd1944·Blz—
All-time high
2035
−121 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 42
Jul 2006 · age 42
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,698
#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2013
Inactive for 143 months
paused at 1971 → returned at 1971
Dec 2013
2007
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2018 → returned at 2022
Apr 2007
2006
All-time peak 2035
at age 42 · −121 from today
Jul 2006
2005
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1985 → 2028
Jul 2005
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Apr 2005
2003
Crossed 2000
at age 39
Jul 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-69
1983 → 1914
Tournaments
5
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
6W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavid Gonzalez Sanchez1,701·V Campeonato Regional Individual Tramos Elo Sub-2000 Murcia 2026·R2·-15.5
3.[L]vsIvan Lucas Vega2,166·CAMPEONATO REGIONAL POR EQUIPOS MURCIA 2025 3 DIVISION Rondas 4-6·R5·-4.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #12 | 1808 | -21.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 1690 | -27.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1472 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #40 | 1918 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #10 | 1808 | -9.6 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#3,970
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#32,969
in continent
World
#44,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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