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Sanchez Valles, Jose Maria
🇪🇸FIDE 24516155· Male· Spain· Born in 1955
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Jose Maria Sanchez Valles, a 71-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1791. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XII Torneo de Primavera Memorial Fernando Ballano 2026 Rondas 1-3, Cto de Aragon de Veteranos Master 65 2026 Rondas 1-3, and Cto por Equipos de Aragon Primera II 2026 Rondas 6-9. Also played 2 rapid events (including CE Individual Ajedrez Inclusivo 2025) recently. His peak of 1838 was reached at age 69 (May 2024).
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1807·Blz1816
All-time high
1838
−47 pts below
May 2024 · age 69
May 2024 · age 69
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
1680 → 1838
May 2024
All-time peak 1838
at age 69 · −47 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Jul 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 60
Jul 2015
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 58
Dec 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1801 → 1791
Tournaments
11
30 games
Score
16.5/ 3055.0%
16W3D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJose Ignacio Joven Alvarez1,874·Cto por Equipos de Aragon Primera II 2026 Rondas 6-9·R6·+13.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #25 | 1869 | +9.0 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #16 | 1860 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #28 | 2284 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2363 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #29 | 1716 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #19 | 1668 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 1065 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1699 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #30 | 2481 | +23.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #13 | 1530 | -26.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Codina Escudero
🇪🇸ESP·1589
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsJesus Lopez Carcas
🇪🇸ESP·1551
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsFrancisco Obon Zuniga
🇪🇸ESP·1867
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEduardo Carruez Gracia
🇪🇸ESP·1971
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2022
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vsJose Mariano Aviol Perez
🇪🇸ESP·1874
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
/
Spain
#7,432
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#57,208
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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