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Buenafe Moya, Javier
FM🇪🇸FIDE 2206412· Male· Spain· Born in 1973
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Javier Buenafe Moya, a 53-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2186 and sitting in the top 3% of Spanish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 11 months. 82 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IX IRT SUB 2400 QUART DE POBLET, 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, and Segunda Autonomica Norte FACV 2026 Rondas 6. Also played 4 rapid (including I Open Rapid Motilla) and 11 blitz events (including VII Blitz Internacional Ciudad De Silla) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2006 and Oct 2007. His peak of 2312 was reached at age 38 (May 2011).
Awarded FM in 2011 (age 38).
Current rating
2186
Standard
Rpd2147·Blz2119
All-time high
2312
−126 pts below
May 2011 · age 38
May 2011 · age 38
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#588 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
21 entries2024
30th Spanish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2215
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 51
Nov 2024
2023
31st Spanish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2263
Jul 2023
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
2165 → 2263
Jul 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Jun 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 49
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
2208 → 2186
Tournaments
16
77 games
Score
55/ 7771.4%
42W26D9L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJuan Francisco Defez GomezCM2,106·LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo A Open·R4·+8.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2397 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #128 | 2025 | -21.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2909 | +8.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 2231 | +3.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2687 | +3.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2669 | +6.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2768 | +5.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 2144 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2172 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2134 | -1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSlobodan KovacevicIM
🇷🇸SRB·2203
+8 −5 =4
17 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPablo Cruz LledoIM
🇪🇸ESP·2415
+1 −11 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDiego Macias PinoIM
🇪🇸ESP·2494
+3 −9 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsJose Torres SanchezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2207
+1 −3 =7
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJose Manuel Diaz VelandiaFM
🇻🇪VEN·2358
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Spain
#588
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#6,298
in continent
World
#8,946
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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