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Vila Gazquez, Xavier
GM🇪🇸FIDE 2261090· Male· Spain· Born in 1990
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Xavier Vila Gazquez, a 36-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2445 and ranked 37th among Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between Oct 2013 and May 2015. Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup I Rondas 7-9, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup I Rondas 3-6, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup I Rondas 1-2. Also played 2 rapid events (including XXI TORNEIG OBERT D'ESCACS ACTIUS "VILA DE SANTA COLOMA DE QUERALT") recently. His peak of 2494 was reached at age 21 (May 2011, Spanish #30 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 21), IM in 2007 (age 17), and FM in 2005 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #55 in U20, World #42 in U18, World #37 in U16, World #33 in U14 and World #32 in U12.
Current rating
2445
Standard
Rpd2436·Blz2409
All-time high
2494
−49 pts below
May 2011 · age 21
May 2011 · age 21
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#37
#37 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
19 entries2013
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2471 → returned at 2472
Oct 2013
2011
GM title awardedGM
at age 21 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2011
Jul 2011
Peak Spanish rank: #30
at age 21 · rated 2494
May 2011
All-time peak 2494
at age 21 · −49 from today
May 2011
2010
55th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2478
Sep 2010
2009
500 career games
at age 19
Nov 2009
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2440 → 2445
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
8W4D1L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | — | +5.3 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #15 | — | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #27 | — | +0.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoan Fluvia PoyatosIM
🇪🇸ESP·2448
+2 −4 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJonathan CruzIM
🇵🇪PER·2323
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsHector Mestre BellidoIM
🇪🇸ESP·2266
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsPedro Zurano LopezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2300
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJosep Manuel Lopez MartinezGM
🇪🇸ESP·2480
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2022
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Rankings
/
Spain
#37
out of 20,269 players
Europe
#652
in continent
World
#1,077
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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