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Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel
GM🇪🇸FIDE 2212943· Male· Spain· Born in 1980
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Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez, a 46-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2486 and ranked 22nd among Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2448 and 2510 over the past 2 years. 113 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XCIV Campionat de Catalunya Individual Absolut 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio D'Honor Play-Off Final Rondas 1-3. Also played 1 blitz event (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. His peak of 2607 was reached at age 37 (Sep 2017); he also reached World #195 in Nov 2009 and spent 55 months in Spanish top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 27) and IM in 2001 (age 21).
Current rating
2486
Standard
Rpd2483·Blz2433
All-time high
2607
−121 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 37
Sep 2017 · age 37
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · Spanish players · of 18,813
55 months in National top 10 (2006–2018)
55 months in National top 10 (2006–2018)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
40th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2510
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2500
at age 46
Mar 2026
2021
54th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2520
Dec 2021
2018
55 months in national top 10
longest streak 26 months · since Jan 2006
Dec 2018
2017
Crossed 2600
at age 37
Sep 2017
All-time peak 2607
at age 37 · −127 from today
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+24
2462 → 2486
Tournaments
16
96 games
Score
68/ 9670.8%
52W32D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLuis Manuel Esquivias QuinteroFM2,285·51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026·R3·-7.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/8 | #1 | 2520 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #163 | 2273 | -29.7 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #36 | — | -1.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | — | +1.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | — | +9.5 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | — | +2.8 |
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Rondas 1-2 Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | — | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #23 | 2371 | -6.1 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/10 | #1 | 2604 | +14.9 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/10 | #46 | 2440 | -6.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarc Narciso DublanGM
🇪🇸ESP·2384
+6 −7 =11
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsFernando PeraltaGM
🇦🇷ARG·2552
+3 −3 =11
17 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsHipolito Asis GargatagliGM
🇪🇸ESP·2463
+4 −2 =8
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMiguel MunozGM
🇵🇪PER·2316
+4 −2 =8
14 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsDaniel Alsina LealGM
🇪🇸ESP·2491
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#22
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#414
in continent
World
#697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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