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Sanchez Saez, Francisco
FM🇪🇸FIDE 2231743· Male· Spain· Born in 1984
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Francisco Sanchez Saez, a 42-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2273 and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 6 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 6, and Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11. Also played 2 rapid (including MEMORIAL EMILIO PELLICER - BENIDORM CHESS OPEN 2025) and 3 blitz events (including IV Open Internacional de Ajedrez San Vicente Ferrer) recently. He took a 20-month break between Jan 2004 and Oct 2005. His peak of 2365 was reached at age 39 (May 2023).
Awarded FM in 2012 (age 28). At junior level, he reached #19 and #15 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2273
Standard
Rpd2172·Blz2153
All-time high
2365
−92 pts below
May 2023 · age 39
May 2023 · age 39
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#306 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
20 entries2025
28th Spanish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2284
Jul 2025
2023
20th Spanish 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2365
May 2023
All-time peak 2365
at age 39 · −89 from today
May 2023
2019
72nd Spanish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2359
Aug 2019
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
2240 → 2332
Mar 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 34
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
2284 → 2273
Tournaments
15
73 games
Score
44/ 7360.3%
37W14D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #12 | 2232 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #111 | 2338 | +23.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2169 | -2.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #75 | 2095 | -14.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2204 | -1.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2895 | +11.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #96 | 1413 | -11.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2995 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 2108 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2366 | +31.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Vicente Pallardo LozoyaIM
🇪🇸ESP·2309
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsEric Sos AndreuIM
🇪🇸ESP·2374
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsSlobodan KovacevicIM
🇷🇸SRB·2203
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBirjkumar Hassomal Daswani
🇪🇸ESP·1895
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsDavid Jordan Martinez
🇪🇸ESP·2141
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Spain
#306
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#3,371
in continent
World
#4,994
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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