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Lopez Cadenas, Nestor
🇪🇸FIDE 2212633· Male· Spain· Born in 1996
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Nestor Lopez Cadenas, a 30-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1971 — just 8 short of his peak of 1979 (Jun 2025, age 29). He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Primera Rondas 13-14, II OPEN 60 mas 30 Ebano 2026, and Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Primera Rondas 11-12. Also played 1 rapid (including ACTIVO ISLA DE LA GOMERA 2025) and 1 blitz events (including XXII Torneo Corpus de Ajedrez 2025 - Campeonato de Canarias Blitz) recently. He took a 21-month break between Apr 2022 and Feb 2024.
At junior level, he reached #80 and #90 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1937·Blz1881
All-time high
1979
−8 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 29
Jun 2025 · age 29
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,492
#32,492 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1979
at age 29 · −8 from today
Jun 2025
2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1933 → returned at 1936
Apr 2022
2016
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1753 → 1862
Jan 2016
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Jun 2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2015
2012
80th Spanish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1834
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1979 → 1971
Tournaments
9
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
8W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJonas David Martin Hernandez1,930·Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Primera Rondas 5-7·R5·+8.9
2.[W]vsJonas David Martin Hernandez1,930·Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Primera Rondas 11-12·R12·+8.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 1884 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #15 | 1910 | +1.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #24 | 2730 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 2132 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #31 | 1229 | -7.8 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#2,764
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#24,019
in continent
World
#32,492
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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