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Izquierdo Arruferia, Joseba
🇪🇸FIDE 22202722· Male· Spain· Born in 1989
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Joseba Izquierdo Arruferia, a 37-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1956 — just 25 short of his peak of 1981 (Apr 2025, age 36). He has fluctuated between 1930 and 1981 over the past 2 years. 43 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 9, Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 8, and Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 5-7. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato de Gipuzkoa de Ajedrez Rapido 2026) and 2 blitz events (including TORNEO BLITZ "VILLA DE BENASQUE" 2025) recently.
Current rating
1956
Standard
Rpd1879·Blz1924
All-time high
1981
−25 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 36
Apr 2025 · age 36
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,444
#35,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1981
at age 36 · −25 from today
Apr 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 35
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+112 Elo)
1855 → 1967
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1886 → returned at 1902
Apr 2020
2011
Re-crossed 1800
at age 22
Jul 2011
2010
Re-crossed 1800
at age 21
Jul 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1958 → 1956
Tournaments
11
45 games
Score
24.5/ 4554.4%
16W17D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsXabier Aranzabal Aguirre1,956·Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 1-3·R3·+9.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1716 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 2067 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 1866 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1868 | -1.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2139 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 2093 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #46 | 2045 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #14 | 1763 | -20.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 2000 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #159 | 1833 | -21.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJokin Fernandez Zubitur
🇪🇸ESP·1999
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsInigo Galarza Cenzano
🇪🇸ESP·1966
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2023
View head-to-head →
vsMikel Alvarado Fernandez
🇪🇸ESP·1918
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2023
View head-to-head →
vsMikel Vicente Ezeiza
🇪🇸ESP·1957
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2023
View head-to-head →
vsCarlos Berdote Alonso
🇪🇸ESP·1894
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Spain
#3,033
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#26,180
in continent
World
#35,443
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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