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Valbuena Castro, Gregorio

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FIDEFIDE 2271516· Male· Spain· Born in 1962

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Gregorio Valbuena Castro, a 64-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1629. He has fluctuated between 1601 and 1687 over the past 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 1-2, XVII Obert de Primavera La Lira 2026 Rondas 1-2, and XLII Obert La Lira 2026 Rondas 8. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2011) and 29 months (2014–2016). His peak of 1930 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2004).

Current rating

1629

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1809

All-time high

1930

−301 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 42

Activity

40

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#136,039

#136,039 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
500 career games
at age 63
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1527 → 1709
Apr 2024
2014
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1727 → returned at 1724
Jan 2014
2013
100 career games
at age 51
Jul 2013
2009
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1878
Sep 2009
2004
Crossed 1800
at age 42
Jan 2004

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Xavier Biada Carbonell 1,925
XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 1-2 · Apr 2026 · +16.4 Elo
Best comeback
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Categoria Barcelona Grup VIII Rondas 3-6
finished #2 (seeded #42 of 100)
Evolution
-26
1655 → 1629
Tournaments
17
36 games
Score
14/ 3638.9%
14W0D22L

Last 12 months — tournaments

17 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 3-5
Open Swiss
May 20261/2#1031660-19.4
XVII Obert de Primavera La Lira 2026 Rondas 4-7
Open Swiss
May 20261/4#491545-18.0
XVII Obert de Primavera La Lira 2026 Rondas 3
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/1#172322+6.4
XV Ciutat de L'Hospitalet Memorial Ponce-Arroyo Rondas 1-2
Open Swiss
Apr 20261/2#331892+11.8
XVII Obert de Primavera La Lira 2026 Rondas 1-2
Open Swiss
Apr 20260/2#601133-6.8
XLII Obert La Lira 2026 Rondas 8
Swiss
Mar 20260/1#21874-9.8
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Categoria Barcelona Grup VIII Rondas 7-9
Round-Robin
Mar 20262/3#6—+21.2
XLII Obert La Lira 2026 Rondas 7
Swiss
Feb 20260/1#181031-4.2
XLII Obert La Lira 2026 Rondas 4-6
Swiss
Feb 20262/2#162473+4.0
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Categoria Barcelona Grup VIII Rondas 3-6
Round-Robin
Feb 20263/4#2—+34.2
Worst Elo result: XIX Obert Vila de Gracia Rondas 7-9 (-29.8 Elo, finished #82).

Most-Played Opponents

vsLluis Febrero Perez
🇪🇸ESP·1496
+9 −4 =0
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJaume Costa Trave
🇪🇸ESP·1764
+2 −10 =0
12 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsJordi Vives Cabau
🇪🇸ESP·1865
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsJoan Tortosa Moros
🇪🇸ESP·1698
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2020
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vsManuel Cabrera Marmol
🇪🇸ESP·1678
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2023
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Rankings

/
Spain
#13,017
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#92,358
in continent
World
#136,031
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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13017🇪🇸Valbuena Castro, Gregorio1,629
Europe
1
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World
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2
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2,767
7
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8
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