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Garcia Balderas, Francisco Jose
🇪🇸FIDE 54504597· Male· Spain· Born in 1964
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Francisco Jose Garcia Balderas, a 62-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1715. He has fluctuated between 1686 and 1790 over the past 2 years. 96 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CAMPEONATOS DE ANDALUCIA VETERANOS SUPRA-50 2026, CAMPEONATO DE MALAGA B 2026 - SUB 2000, and Campeonato de Andalucia B 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including VI Campeonato de Andalucia Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos) and 3 blitz events (including II MARATON BLITZ RINCON LLENO DE VIDA) recently. His peak of 1790 was reached at age 61 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1715
Standard
Rpd1680·Blz1710
All-time high
1790
−75 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 61
Dec 2025 · age 61
Activity
71
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#104,527
#104,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1790
at age 61 · −75 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1669 → 1782
May 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 58
Dec 2022
2021
Re-crossed 1600
at age 57
Dec 2021
100 career games
at age 57
Dec 2021
2020
Re-crossed 1500
at age 56
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+29
1686 → 1715
Tournaments
16
95 games
Score
48.5/ 9551.1%
42W13D40L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMiguel 1980 Morales Garcia1,879·VI OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE COIN SUB-2400·R5·+14.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #64 | 1657 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #35 | 1725 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #38 | 1921 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #44 | 1717 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #79 | 1880 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #92 | 1881 | -31.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #31 | 1820 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2445 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #56 | 1935 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #41 | 1990 | -17.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Morata Perez
🇪🇸ESP·1561
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMiguel Sanjuan Garcia
🇪🇸ESP·1932
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsEric Loriente Galiano
🇪🇸ESP·1792
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlberto Roman Verdier
🇪🇸ESP·2032
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJavier De la Plata Gomez
🇪🇸ESP·1734
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Spain
#10,053
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#73,824
in continent
World
#104,524
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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