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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
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
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
#50
out of 237 players
Americas
#7,381
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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