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Valls Sole, Josep
🇪🇸FIDE 551032767· Male· Spain· Born in 1950
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Josep Valls Sole, a 76-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1956 — just 7 short of his peak of 1963 (Apr 2026, age 76). He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XI Vila de Gracia 55 Anys Rondas 7-9, XXVII Open Tres Peons GRUP A Rondas 9, and XI Vila de Gracia 55 Anys Rondas 3-6.
Competes for Spain since Mar 2020.
Current rating
1956
Standard
Rpd1913·Blz—
All-time high
1963
−7 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 76
Apr 2026 · age 76
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,444
#35,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
10th Spanish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1963
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1963
at age 76 · −7 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1822 → 1920
Jun 2024
2022
22nd Spanish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1927
Apr 2022
100 career games
at age 72
Jan 2022
2020
Switched federation: FRA → ESP
at age 70
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Preferent Barcelona Grup II Rondas 7-9finished #3 (seeded #39 of 100)
Evolution
+53
1903 → 1956
Tournaments
10
33 games
Score
21/ 3363.6%
17W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #25 | 1828 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2655 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #19 | 1923 | -0.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | — | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2467 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 2131 | +21.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #62 | — | -3.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | — | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #12 | 1921 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #28 | 1909 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#3,033
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#26,180
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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