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Laiz Ibanez, Hector
FM🇪🇸FIDE 2216710· Male· Spain· Born in 1999
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Hector Laiz Ibanez, a 27-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2324 — just 16 short of his peak of 2340 (Sep 2024, age 25) and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Mar 2025 and May 2026. Recent appearance: Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10. Also played 1 rapid event (including X Open Internacional Magistral de Leon) recently.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #9, #5, #8, #13, #8 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2324
Standard
Rpd2186·Blz2194
All-time high
2340
−16 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 25
Sep 2024 · age 25
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#179 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
21 entries2025
59th Spanish 20-35 player
at age 26 · rated 2338
Oct 2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2338 → returned at 2324
Mar 2025
2024
All-time peak 2340
at age 25 · −16 from today
Sep 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
May 2023
2019
9th Spanish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2327
Oct 2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2338 → 2324
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsRuben Fernandez LopezFM2,193·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10·R10·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #90 | 1393 | -13.8 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#179
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#2,202
in continent
World
#3,375
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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