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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 348th worldwide. He has held steady between 2525 and 2550 for 10 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈58/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 18,813
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
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 20,300 players
Europe
#202
in continent
World
#348
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Spain
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