Alberdi Sololuce, Paulo

Paulo Alberdi Sololuce, a 38-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2241 — just 28 short of his peak of 2269 (Apr 2018, age 30) and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 9, Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 8, and Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 5-7. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2005–2007) and 45 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #41, #27 and #30 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.