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Sanz Menendez, Juan Carlos
🇪🇸FIDE 2267802· Male· Spain· Born in 1962
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Juan Carlos Sanz Menendez, a 64-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1913. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 22 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera B Rondas 12-13, Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera B Rondas 8-11, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera B Rondas 5-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including IV Open Ajedrez de Navidad Rapidas Diagonal Alcorcon) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2005 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2032 was reached at age 44 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
1913
Standard
Rpd1951·Blz1886
All-time high
2032
−119 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 44
Oct 2006 · age 44
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,949
#44,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1899 → 1954
Apr 2024
2014
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Jan 2014
2010
100 career games
at age 48
Sep 2010
2008
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Oct 2008
2006
Crossed 2000
at age 44
Oct 2006
All-time peak 2032
at age 44 · −119 from today
Oct 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1936 → 1913
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
7.5/ 1744.1%
5W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 1964 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #103 | 1151 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #90 | 1793 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #97 | 1108 | -21.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2643 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2013 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #18 | 1991 | +4.2 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera B Rondas 3-4 (-21.4 Elo, finished #97).
Rankings
/
Spain
#3,993
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#33,148
in continent
World
#44,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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