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Sanchez Coves, Joan Josep
🇪🇸FIDE 2291401· Male· Spain· Born in 1951
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Joan Josep Sanchez Coves, a 75-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1515. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include III Open Chessable Grup A Rondas 3-5, III Open Chessable Grup A Rondas 1-2, and XIII Torneig Classic Internacional Sant Marti 2026 Rondas 7-9. He took a 26-month break between Jan 2014 and Apr 2016. His peak of 1679 was reached at age 59 (Jan 2010).
Current rating
1515
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1679
−164 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 59
Jan 2010 · age 59
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#179,864
#179,864 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+241 Elo)
1428 → 1669
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 73
Mar 2024
2020
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Apr 2020
2018
500 career games
at age 67
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-63
1578 → 1515
Tournaments
13
36 games
Score
8/ 3622.2%
7W4D25L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsJorge Coll Granell1,705·XIII Torneig Classic Internacional Sant Marti 2026 Rondas 1-3·R2·+14.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlejandro Izquierdo Sanchez1,461·II Open Aniversari Sant Marti 2025 Grup B Rondas 3-5·R5·-12.6
2.[L]vsAlejandro Izquierdo Sanchez1,446·XIII Torneig Classic Internacional Sant Marti 2026 Rondas 7-9·R8·-11.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1/3 | #23 | 1615 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #34 | 1034 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 1687 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #41 | 1037 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #90 | 824 | -22.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #23 | 1340 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #67 | 1573 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #27 | 797 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #21 | 993 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #54 | 1646 | +6.0 |
Worst Elo result: XIII Torneig Classic Internacional Sant Marti 2026 Rondas 7-9 (-22.2 Elo, finished #90).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJaume Costa Trave
🇪🇸ESP·1764
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsCarlos Vargas Drechsler
🇪🇸ESP·1891
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsManuel Cabrera Marmol
🇪🇸ESP·1678
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsLluis Martin Arranz
🇪🇸ESP·1684
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsEmili Martinez Hernandez
🇪🇸ESP·1689
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2019
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Rankings
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Spain
#16,549
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#114,522
in continent
World
#179,822
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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