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Gavilan Diaz, Mario
FM🇪🇸FIDE 2260905· Male· Spain· Born in 1988
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Mario Gavilan Diaz, a 38-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2242 and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ponte de Lima Chess Festival 2026, Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Oriental Rondas 5-8, and Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Oriental Rondas 1-4. Also played 1 rapid (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 1 blitz events (including DIA DE CONVIVENCIA 2025 CERRADO BLITZ A) recently. He took a 16-month break between Oct 2021 and Mar 2023. His peak of 2357 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2019).
Awarded FM in 2008 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #16, #15, #40 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2242
Standard
Rpd2096·Blz2248
All-time high
2357
−115 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 31
Jan 2019 · age 31
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#374 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Sep 2025
2024
36th Spanish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2259
Nov 2024
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2271 → returned at 2268
Oct 2021
2019
72nd Spanish 20-35 player
at age 31 · rated 2357
Jan 2019
All-time peak 2357
at age 31 · −115 from today
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+55
2187 → 2242
Tournaments
8
51 games
Score
33.5/ 5165.7%
26W15D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSerafin Moral GarciaFM2,294·Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Oriental Rondas 5-8·R4·+11.3
3.[W]vsSalvador Guerra RiveraFM2,283·Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Oriental Rondas 5-8·R5·+10.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #24 | 2141 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 2386 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 2943 | +7.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2174 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2312 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 2277 | +18.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #20 | 2185 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 2219 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAntonio Naranjo MorenoFM
🇪🇸ESP·2241
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsChristian Claros Egea
🇪🇸ESP·2278
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2017
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vsPaolo Ladron De Guevara PintoIM
🇪🇸ESP·2406
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsCarlos S. Matamoros FrancoGM
🇪🇨ECU·2381
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCristian Silva LucenaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2211
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
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Spain
#374
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#4,204
in continent
World
#6,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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