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Varela Pena, Jose Luis

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FIDEFIDE 32055730· Male· Spain· Born in 1954

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Jose Luis Varela Pena, a 72-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1652 — just 9 short of his peak of 1661 (Jun 2025, age 71). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Jan 2022 and Oct 2023. Recent appearances: II Xadrez Amodino and XXIV Torneo Sub-2400 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including Torneo de Verano Ciudad de Coruna Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Torneo de Verano Ciudad de Coruna Blitz 2025) recently.

Current rating

1652

Standard

Rpd1568·Blz1643

All-time high

1661

−9 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 71

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#127,013

#127,013 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
All-time peak 1661
at age 71 · −9 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+218 Elo)
1442 → 1660
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1442 → returned at 1434
Jan 2022
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Aug 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
XXIV Torneo Sub-2400 2025
perf 1872 (+211) · 4/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Isaac Rafael Regueiro Garcia 1,764
XXIV Torneo Sub-2400 2025 · May 2025 · +12.9 Elo
Evolution
-9
1661 → 1652
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
7W0D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
II Xadrez Amodino
Open Swiss
Jun 20253/3#402509-8.8
XXIV Torneo Sub-2400 2025
Swiss
May 20254/5#41872+30.2

Rankings

/
Spain
#12,277
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#87,303
in continent
World
#127,007
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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12277🇪🇸Varela Pena, Jose Luis1,652
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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7
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9
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10
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