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Velasquez, Jose Eduardo
🇸🇻FIDE 6709362· Male· El Salvador· Born in 1962
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Jose Eduardo Velasquez, a 64-year-old player, is rated 1836 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026 and Campeonato Nacional por Categorias 2025, Primera Categoria. Also played 1 rapid (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL ABSOLUTO RAPIDO 2) and 1 blitz events (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL BLITZ 2) recently. He took a 12-month break between Sep 2024 and Oct 2025. He reached #48 nationally in Apr 2026.
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1829
All-time high
1836
at best
May 2026 · age 64
May 2026 · age 64
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#65,404
#65,404 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
4th 60-65 player nationally
at age 64 · rated 1836
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
1776 → 1836
May 2026
All-time peak 1836
at age 64
May 2026
Peak national rank: #48
at age 64 · rated 1835
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 63
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 62
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+60
1776 → 1836
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7/ 1070.0%
6W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsRodolfo Anibal Hernandez1,799·Campeonato Nacional por Categorias 2025, Primera Categoria·R5·-21.4
2.[L]vsMarvin Andres Guevara RuizFM2,015·Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026·R6·-10.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #41 | 1845 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 1938 | +48.4 |
Rankings
/
El Salvador
#49
out of 224 players
Americas
#7,410
in continent
World
#65,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
El Salvador
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| 49 | 1,836 | |
Americas
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| 7410 | 1,836 | |
World
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| 65404 | 1,836 | |