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Candel Menendez, Cesar Jesus
🇪🇸FIDE 523050918· Male· Spain· Born in 1967
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Cesar Jesus Candel Menendez, a 59-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1533. He has slipped back 86 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos 2a 2026 Rondas 8-10, VII Palacio de Pioneros, and Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos 2a 2026 Rondas 3. Also played 7 rapid (including XXII Open Activo Villa de Gijon 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Campeonato de Asturias Relampago Individual 2026) recently. His peak of 1625 was reached at age 57 (May 2024).
Current rating
1533
Standard
Rpd1439·Blz1526
All-time high
1625
−92 pts below
May 2024 · age 57
May 2024 · age 57
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#172,897
#172,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 58
May 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1572 → 1625
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 57
May 2024
All-time peak 1625
at age 57 · −92 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-81
1614 → 1533
Tournaments
9
34 games
Score
9/ 3426.5%
10W2D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsCamila Venclovaite Golovataia1,489·Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos 2a 2026 Rondas 1-2·R1·-11.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #23 | 1605 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #42 | 1556 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2213 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #102 | 689 | -11.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | #20 | 1564 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #31 | 1465 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 819 | -9.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #80 | 870 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/3 | #86 | 901 | -23.0 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato de Asturias Individual Tercera 2025 Rondas 1-4 (-23.0 Elo, finished #86).
Rankings
/
Spain
#16,040
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#111,292
in continent
World
#172,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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