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Brufau Pons, Jose Maria
🇪🇸FIDE 24564745· Male· Spain· Born in 1948
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Jose Maria Brufau Pons, a 78-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1493 — just 30 short of his peak of 1523 (Sep 2024, age 76). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2018) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Campeonato Regional Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including XXXI -VALERA BUSINESS TRAINING- Campeonato Regional Absoluto de Ajedrez Rapido V Campeonato Regional por Parejas Mixto) recently.
Current rating
1493
Standard
Rpd1486·Blz—
All-time high
1523
−30 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 76
Sep 2024 · age 76
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#187,329
#187,329 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+326 Elo)
1183 → 1509
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1523
at age 76 · −30 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 76
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1215 → returned at 1207
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1500 → 1493
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
2W1D5L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsMiguel Angel Sanchez Martin1,408·Campeonato Regional Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026·R8·+7.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #89 | 1724 | -7.0 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#17,095
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#117,590
in continent
World
#187,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Spain
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