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Forcen Esteban, Daniel
GM🇪🇸FIDE 2288230· Male· Spain· Born in 1994
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Daniel Forcen Esteban, a 32-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2541 and ranked 13th among Spanish players, and 360th worldwide. He has held steady between 2525 and 2550 for 9 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent appearances: CECLUB DIVISION DE HONOR 2025 and XLIV OPEN INTERNACIONAL "VILLA DE BENASQUE". Also played 1 blitz event (including I Open Internacional de Ajedrez de Zaragoza) recently. His peak of 2580 was reached at age 28 (Aug 2022, World #274 at the time); he spent 15 months in Spanish top 10.
Awarded GM in 2016 (age 22), IM in 2011 (age 17), and FM in 2009 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #20 in U20, World #24 in U18, World #28 in U16, World #54 in U14 and World #53 in U12.
Current rating
2541
Standard
Rpd2512·Blz2534
All-time high
2580
−39 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 28
Aug 2022 · age 28
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Spanish players · of 18,793
15 months in National top 10 (2015–2018)
15 months in National top 10 (2015–2018)
Career timeline
21 entries2022
Peak World rank: #274
at age 28 · rated 2580
Sep 2022
All-time peak 2580
at age 28 · −39 from today
Aug 2022
2018
1,000 career games
at age 24
Aug 2018
15 months in national top 10
longest streak 12 months · since Sep 2015
May 2018
2016
Peak Spanish rank: #8
at age 22 · rated 2565
May 2016
GM title awardedGM
at age 22 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2016
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2551 → 2541
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
10.5/ 1761.8%
6W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #33 | 2418 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/10 | #14 | 2526 | +2.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergio Garza MarcoIM
🇪🇸ESP·2382
+9 −8 =6
23 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsDavid Lana RodriguezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2344
+12 −1 =4
17 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDiego AdlaIM
🇦🇷ARG·2376
+8 −1 =7
16 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAlberto Quintin NavarroIM
🇪🇸ESP·2364
+7 −2 =6
15 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRoberto Cifuentes ParadaGM
🇪🇸ESP·2397
+6 −2 =6
14 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Spain
#13
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#206
in continent
World
#360
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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