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Varela Mendoza, Jesus Manuel
🇻🇪FIDE 3908941· Male· Venezuela· Born in 1963
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Jesus Manuel Varela Mendoza, a 63-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1840. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Campeonato Regional Zuliano Senior 2025. His peak of 1886 was reached at age 55 (Dec 2018).
Current rating
1840
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1806
All-time high
1886
−46 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 55
Dec 2018 · age 55
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#64,208
#64,208 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
11th Venezuelan 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1846
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+88 Elo)
1758 → 1846
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1758 → returned at 1854
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1789 → returned at 1772
Dec 2019
11th Venezuelan 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1886
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1846 → 1840
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #8 | 1808 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErnesto Antonio Rondon Montero
🇻🇪VEN·1964
+5 −7 =3
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlejandro Jose Colina NunesCM
🇻🇪VEN·2003
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsJuan Manuel Avila Vargas
🇻🇪VEN·1720
+7 −4 =0
11 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsHarlen Jose Otero MuneloCM
🇻🇪VEN·2068
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsJuan Jose Avila Gonzalez
🇻🇪VEN·1791
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
/
Venezuela
#266
out of 1,597 players
Americas
#7,268
in continent
World
#64,208
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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