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Mendez Garcia, Juan Ignacio
🇪🇸FIDE 2288796· Male· Spain· Born in 1976
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Juan Ignacio Mendez Garcia, a 50-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1816 — just 13 short of his peak of 1829 (Jul 2005, age 29). He is progressing steadily with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXVI Obert Internacional Escacs Foment Martinenc Grup B Rondas 1, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup V Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Divisio Grup Lleida Rondas 7-9. He took a 16-month break between Sep 2014 and Feb 2016.
Current rating
1816
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1741
All-time high
1829
−13 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 29
Jul 2005 · age 29
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,384
#71,384 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+128 Elo)
1649 → 1777
Mar 2024
2014
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1766 → returned at 1779
Sep 2014
2013
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Sep 2013
2011
100 career games
at age 35
Jan 2011
2007
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
Jul 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+61
1755 → 1816
Tournaments
12
24 games
Score
15/ 2462.5%
11W9D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEloi Aballanet Beltran1,917·XXVI Obert Internacional Escacs Foment Martinenc Grup B Rondas 2-5·R2·+12.8
2.[W]vsGerman Walter Travella1,823·XXVI Obert Internacional Escacs Foment Martinenc Grup B Rondas 2-5·R3·+10.2
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 1964 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2467 | +6.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #90 | — | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #49 | — | +10.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #68 | — | -8.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #139 | — | -7.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | — | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #98 | — | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 1809 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2442 | +22.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Spain
#6,591
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#51,839
in continent
World
#71,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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