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Varela Avellanal, Juan Luis
🇪🇸FIDE 94730725· Male· Spain· Born in 1969
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Juan Luis Varela Avellanal, a 57-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1566. He has fluctuated between 1549 and 1616 over the past 2 years. 26 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XLVI Open Internacional Ciudad de San Sebastian, Liga FGA de Segunda 2026 Rondas 9-11, and Liga FGA de Segunda 2026 Rondas 8. He took a 16-month break between Dec 2023 and May 2025. His peak of 1616 was reached at age 55 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1566
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1616
−50 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#160,089
#160,089 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+283 Elo)
1333 → 1616
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 55
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1616
at age 55 · −50 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1360 → returned at 1567
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1558 → 1566
Tournaments
8
27 games
Score
11.5/ 2742.6%
10W5D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #104 | 1702 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 1774 | +18.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1480 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #15 | 1616 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #32 | 1500 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #34 | 1461 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 1622 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/1 | #11 | 2413 | +1.6 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#15,073
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#105,119
in continent
World
#160,072
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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