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Gonzales, Joel
🇨🇦FIDE 2630699· Male· Canada· Born in 1963
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Joel Gonzales, a 63-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1792. He has slipped back 65 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 5th BC3 Road to Masters Chess Classic Open, 6th BC3 Road to Masters Classic Open, and 2025 Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival-Open Championship. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2017–2019) and 56 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1964 was reached at age 54 (Oct 2017).
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1885·Blz—
All-time high
1964
−172 pts below
Oct 2017 · age 54
Oct 2017 · age 54
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#78,841
#78,841 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
9th Canadian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1949
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1918 → 1949
Mar 2024
2023
7th Canadian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1912
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1918 → returned at 1912
Mar 2019
2018
12th Canadian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1964
Sep 2018
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 54
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-65
1857 → 1792
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
3W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #4 | 1815 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #3 | 1775 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 1787 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #13 | 1114 | -14.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#638
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#9,128
in continent
World
#78,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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