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Fernandez Saez, Ismael
🇪🇸FIDE 24503495· Male· Spain· Born in 1988
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Ismael Fernandez Saez, a 38-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1900 — just 13 short of his peak of 1913 (Apr 2026, age 38). He has fluctuated between 1858 and 1913 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneo de Ajedrez de Lentas de Primavera en Vicalvaro 2026 Rondas 3-5, Torneo de Ajedrez de Lentas de Primavera en Vicalvaro 2026 Rondas 1-2, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera A Rondas 12-13. Also played 3 rapid events (including Campeonato de Madrid de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos 2025-2026 Rondas 5-10) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2017–2020) and 56 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1900
Standard
Rpd1822·Blz—
All-time high
1913
−13 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 38
Apr 2026 · age 38
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,130
#48,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1913
at age 38 · −13 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+77 Elo)
1791 → 1868
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1858
Apr 2020
2017
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1777 → returned at 1777
Jan 2017
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1884 → 1900
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
9.5/ 1467.9%
8W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #84 | — | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2490 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 1793 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/2 | #45 | 2654 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | 2047 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #46 | 1890 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2597 | +7.6 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#4,312
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#35,456
in continent
World
#48,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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