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Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos
GM🇪🇸FIDE 2226332· Male· Spain· Born in 1985
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Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez, a 41-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2533 and ranked 15th among Spanish players, and 398th worldwide. He has held steady between 2525 and 2550 for 13 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CAMPEONATO REGIONAL POR EQUIPOS MURCIA 2025 DIVISION HONOR Rondas 7, CAMPEONATO REGIONAL POR EQUIPOS MURCIA 2025 DIVISION HONOR Rondas 4-6, and CAMPEONATO REGIONAL POR EQUIPOS MURCIA 2025 DIVISION HONOR Rondas 1-3. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2577 was reached at age 32 (Dec 2017); he also reached World #290 in Mar 2025 and spent 37 months in Spanish top 10.
Awarded GM in 2013 (age 28), IM in 2004 (age 19), and FM in 2003 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #59 in U20, World #67 in U18 and World #52 in U16.
Current rating
2533
Standard
Rpd2535·Blz2541
All-time high
2577
−44 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 32
Dec 2017 · age 32
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Spanish players · of 18,793
37 months in National top 10 (2015–2018)
37 months in National top 10 (2015–2018)
Career timeline
18 entries2026
46th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2533
May 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #290
at age 40 · rated 2559
Mar 2025
2018
37 months in national top 10
longest streak 37 months · since May 2015
May 2018
2017
All-time peak 2577
at age 32 · −44 from today
Dec 2017
2016
Peak Spanish rank: #8
at age 31 · rated 2561
Jan 2016
2013
GM title awardedGM
at age 28 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2013
Jun 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2545 → 2533
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
4W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlejandro Castellanos GomezFM2,269·CAMPEONATO REGIONAL POR EQUIPOS MURCIA 2025 DIVISION HONOR Rondas 4-6·R6·-8.2
2.[L]vsAlfredo GiaccioGM2,306·CAMPEONATO REGIONAL POR EQUIPOS MURCIA 2025 DIVISION HONOR Rondas 1-3·R1·-7.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2816 | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #10 | 2219 | -6.5 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #57 | 1506 | -8.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #23 | 2569 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsManuel Perez CandelarioGM
🇪🇸ESP·2541
+5 −3 =9
17 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlejandro Castellanos GomezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2298
+8 −1 =3
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDavid Anton GuijarroGM
🇪🇸ESP·2657
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlfredo GiaccioGM
🇦🇷ARG·2299
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDavid Larino NietoGM
🇪🇸ESP·2372
+1 −0 =9
10 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
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Spain
#15
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#227
in continent
World
#398
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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