Gonzalez Pereira, Asier

Asier Gonzalez Pereira, a 37-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2151 — just 21 short of his peak of 2172 (Mar 2026, age 37) and sitting in the top 4% of Spanish players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XLVI Open Internacional Ciudad de San Sebastian, Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos DH-26 Rondas 9, and Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos DH-26 Rondas 8. Also played 2 rapid (including XXII Torneo Internacional Cubillos del Sil) and 3 blitz events (including V Open Blitz Magistral de Leon) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2008–2010) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).

At junior level, he reached #74 and #81 nationally in U20 and U18.