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Gascon Del Nogal, Jose Rafael

Gascon Del Nogal, Jose Rafael

GM🇻🇪

FIDEFIDE 3902463· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1995

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Jose Rafael Gascon Del Nogal, a 31-year-old Venezuelan Grandmaster, is rated 2453 and ranked 1st among Venezuelan players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2450–2500 range. 15 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 6, Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11, and Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 8. Also played 1 rapid (including North American University chess tournament) and 1 blitz events (including Campeonato Autonomico Equipos Blitz Primera Autonomica 2025) recently. His peak of 2498 was reached at age 22 (Aug 2017); he also reached Venezuelan #1 in Jan 2016 and has been Venezuelan #1 for 119 months and counting (5 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded GM in 2018 (age 23) and IM in 2012 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U20 and #2, #3 and #4 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2453

Standard

Rpd2404·Blz2455

All-time high

2498

−45 pts below
Aug 2017 · age 22

Activity

25

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · Venezuelan players · of 977
#1 nationally since Apr 2021

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
119 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 62 months · since Jan 2016
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2425 → returned at 2424
Apr 2020
2018
GM title awardedGM
at age 23 · 89th FIDE Congress 2018
Oct 2018
2017
All-time peak 2498
at age 22 · −45 from today
Aug 2017
7-month rising streak
+48 Elo
May 2017
2016
500 career games
at age 21
Jul 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jonas Buhl BjerreGM 2,655
CECLUB PRIMERA DIVISION 2025 · Aug 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
+11
2442 → 2453
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
9.5/ 1563.3%
7W5D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJergus PechacGM2,544·CECLUB PRIMERA DIVISION 2025·R3·-3.6
2.[L]vsMiguel Santos RuizGM2,596·CECLUB PRIMERA DIVISION 2025·R2·-3.0
3.[L]vsMaksim ChigaevGM2,628·CECLUB PRIMERA DIVISION 2025·R5·-2.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 6
Round-Robin
Mar 20260.5/1#422167-3.4
Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11
Round-Robin
Mar 20261/1#553209+4.4
Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 8
Round-Robin
Feb 20261/1#113036+2.3
Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 5-7
Round-Robin
Feb 20262/2#142887+2.0
Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 4
Round-Robin
Jan 20260.5/1#422296-2.0
Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 1-3
Round-Robin
Jan 20262/2#173002+4.3
CECLUB PRIMERA DIVISION 2025
Round-Robin
Aug 20252.5/7#422492+4.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsFranklin Annervys PalomoFM
🇻🇪VEN·2231
+10 −5 =4
19 games·last met Mar 2016
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vsWilson Guillermo Palencia MoralesIM
🇨🇴COL·2217
+7 −2 =7
16 games·last met Mar 2016
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vsOscar Enrique Zavarce SayagoIM
🇻🇪VEN·2305
+7 −3 =5
15 games·last met May 2016
View head-to-head →
vsDaniel Eduardo Pulvett MarinIM
🇪🇸ESP·2485
+0 −4 =10
14 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsCarlos Jose Pinero RodriguezIM
🇻🇪VEN·2240
+6 −2 =5
13 games·last met Mar 2016
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Rankings

/
Venezuela
#1
out of 1,597 players
Americas
#118
in continent
World
#980
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Venezuela
12,453
2
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