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Gonzalez Garcia, Jose
GM🇪🇸FIDE 5101174· Male· Spain· Born in 1973
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Jose Gonzalez Garcia, a 53-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2426 and ranked 48th among Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 15 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Play-Off Final, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3. Also played 3 rapid (including II Campeonato Iberoamericano de Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Apr 2001 and Jul 2002. His peak of 2549 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2008, World #372 at the time).
Competes for Spain since Jan 2018. Awarded GM in 2006 (age 33) and IM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2426
Standard
Rpd2427·Blz2432
All-time high
2549
−123 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 35
Jan 2008 · age 35
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48
#48 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
21 entries2024
37th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2465
Nov 2024
2023
52nd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 50 · rated 2451
Dec 2023
2018
Switched federation: MEX → ESP
at age 45
Jan 2018
2017
57th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2513
Aug 2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 44
May 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 43
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2447 → 2426
Tournaments
10
30 games
Score
17/ 3056.7%
7W20D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 3077 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2297 | -1.7 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #43 | — | -6.1 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | — | -1.1 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #15 | — | +7.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #99 | 2429 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | — | -4.5 |
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Rondas 1-2 Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | — | -2.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2388 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2342 | -9.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiguel MunozGM
🇵🇪PER·2316
+4 −2 =10
16 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsFernando PeraltaGM
🇦🇷ARG·2552
+0 −6 =7
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAlfonso Jerez PerezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2324
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsFilemon CruzIM
🇵🇪PER·2284
+2 −4 =5
11 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsGerard Ayats LloberaIM
🇪🇸ESP·2438
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#48
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#798
in continent
World
#1,288
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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