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Jimenez Espana, Jose Alejandro
🇻🇪FIDE 3965910· Male· Venezuela· Born in 2004
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Jose Alejandro Jimenez Espana, a 22-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 2002 — just 1 short of his peak of 2003 (Dec 2025, age 21). He is progressing steadily with +48 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: IRT CLASICO 1ER ANIVERSARIO DE LA FUNDACION TU AJEDREZ 2025 and FESTIVAL DE AJEDREZ CLASICO ESTRATEGIA DEL REY ELO 1799-UR. Also played 4 rapid (including IRT RAPIDO 1ER ANIVERSARIO DE LA FUNDACION TUAJEDREZ - EDO. MONAGAS) and 7 blitz events (including 1er IRT Blitz 1er Aniversario Fundacion Tu Ajedrez) recently. He took a 27-month break between Nov 2019 and Mar 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #14, #40, #51 and #67 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2002
Standard
Rpd2080·Blz2107
All-time high
2003
−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 21
Dec 2025 · age 21
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27,179
#27,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
47th Venezuelan 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2003
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2003
at age 21 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+89 Elo
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+244 Elo)
1680 → 1924
Jan 2025
2024
14th Venezuelan U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1884
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+36
1966 → 2002
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
9.5/ 1279.2%
8W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDilson Alejandro Pena DuranFM2,275·IRT CLASICO 1ER ANIVERSARIO DE LA FUNDACION TU AJEDREZ 2025·R6·-3.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #5 | 2278 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2127 | +23.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Jesus Cana Mendez
🇻🇪VEN·1781
+13 −4 =8
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDaniel Armando Ayala Gimon
🇻🇪VEN·1915
+10 −7 =5
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJenrry Jose Ramirez Pinango
🇻🇪VEN·1807
+4 −9 =8
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsRodolfo Jose Contreras Salas
🇻🇪VEN·1857
+7 −12 =2
21 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDeilyn Josefina Rivas Brito
🇻🇪VEN·1777
+15 −3 =1
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Venezuela
#116
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#2,851
in continent
World
#27,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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