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Urbieta Gabancho, Koldo
🇪🇸FIDE 2221543· Male· Spain· Born in 1970
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Koldo Urbieta Gabancho, a 56-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1951. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 16 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 9, Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 8, and Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 5-7. Also played 3 rapid (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 5 blitz events (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently. His peak of 2085 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1951
Standard
Rpd1876·Blz1895
All-time high
2085
−134 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 31
Jan 2001 · age 31
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#36,458
#36,458 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1886 → 1963
Jun 2025
2023
500 career games
at age 53
Nov 2023
2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Nov 2021
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Oct 2018
2011
100 career games
at age 41
Jan 2011
2004
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Apr 2004
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1963 → 1951
Tournaments
8
38 games
Score
15.5/ 3840.8%
17W3D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIbai Garigorta MartinezCM2,007·Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 1-3·R2·+10.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #38 | 1268 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2033 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #58 | 1399 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #33 | 1344 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 1992 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 2087 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/7 | #133 | 1989 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #21 | 1911 | -11.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlain Prieto ArangurenFM
🇪🇸ESP·2263
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohnny Fernando Sadusea
🇻🇪VEN·2080
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsEneko Wu Martin
🇪🇸ESP·2001
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAlvaro Diaz Herrero
🇪🇸ESP·2252
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsAritz Eder Elexpe Garcia
🇪🇸ESP·1997
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Spain
#3,142
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#26,932
in continent
World
#36,457
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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