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Ballester Valls, Juan Antonio
🇪🇸FIDE 32019939· Male· Spain· Born in 1954
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Juan Antonio Ballester Valls, a 72-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1686. He has fluctuated between 1672 and 1734 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXVII Open Tres Peons GRUP B Rondas 9, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Tercera Categoria Barcelona Grup VII Rondas 7-9, and XXVII Open Tres Peons GRUP B Rondas 5-8. He took a 19-month break between Aug 2014 and Apr 2016. His peak of 1764 was reached at age 70 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1764
−78 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 70
Mar 2024 · age 70
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,041
#115,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+128 Elo)
1636 → 1764
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1764
at age 70 · −78 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Jun 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Apr 2020
2014
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1621 → returned at 1631
Aug 2014
100 career games
at age 60
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup VIII Rondas 1-2finished #1 (seeded #57 of 100)
Evolution
-30
1716 → 1686
Tournaments
12
33 games
Score
17.5/ 3353.0%
19W5D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsEduard Vilar Garcia1,593·XXVI Obert Internacional Escacs Foment Martinenc Grup C Rondas 6·R6·+7.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #27 | 1872 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2230 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | 880 | -10.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | — | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #23 | 1664 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/1 | #47 | — | -5.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #138 | — | -8.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | — | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 1681 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #69 | 1419 | -32.8 |
Worst Elo result: XLI Open Internacional Martorell 2025 Grup C Rondas 6-9 (-32.8 Elo, finished #69).
Rankings
/
Spain
#11,039
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#80,282
in continent
World
#115,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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