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Gonzalez, Renier
GM🇺🇸INACTIVEFIDE 3501841· Male· United States of America· Born in 1972
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Renier Gonzalez, a 54-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2429 and sitting in the top 1% of American players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 35 months (2001–2004), 12 months (2008–2009), 21 months (2012–2014), 23 months (2017–2019), 38 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 36 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2507 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2008); he also reached American #37 in Apr 2008.
Competes for United States of America since Apr 2004. Awarded GM in 2008 (age 36) and IM in 2001 (age 29).
Current rating
2429
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2507
−78 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 36
Jan 2008 · age 36
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#70 · American players · of 5,026
Career timeline
21 entries2025
58th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2429
Dec 2025
2022
96th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 50 · rated 2435
May 2022
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2435 → returned at 2429
May 2022
2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2447 → returned at 2435
Feb 2019
2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2451 → returned at 2447
Feb 2017
2014
88th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 42 · rated 2483
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2429 → 2429
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
2W5D1L
Top 2 wins
2.[W]vsMiguel Arnulfo Zaragoza AlanisCM2,221·LIX Internacional Capablanca in Memoriam - OPEN 2026·R8·+2.3
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsKemel Antonio Gallo GarciaFM2,368·LIX Internacional Capablanca in Memoriam - OPEN 2026·R7·-5.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4.5/8 | #52 | 2321 | -10.4 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#71
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#150
in continent
World
#1,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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