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Fernandez Lopez, Ruben
FM🇪🇸FIDE 24518298· Male· Spain· Born in 2005
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Ruben Fernandez Lopez, a 21-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2210 and sitting in the top 3% of Spanish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10, CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 7-8, and Campionato Galego Absoluto Open 2026. Also played 11 rapid (including XVI Torneo Internacional Concello de Rianxo) and 4 blitz events (including XI Torneo de Xadrez Lostrego Campus de Ourense) recently. His peak of 2352 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2022).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #100 in U18, World #63 in U14, World #68 in U12, World #54 in U10 and #12 and #7 nationally in U20 and U16.
Current rating
2210
Standard
Rpd2168·Blz2308
All-time high
2352
−142 pts below
Sep 2022 · age 17
Sep 2022 · age 17
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#477 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 21
May 2026
2024
12th Spanish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2272
Feb 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 18
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Jun 2023
100th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2340
Jan 2023
2022
All-time peak 2352
at age 17 · −142 from today
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8perf 2416 (+223) · 4.5/6 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+50
2160 → 2210
Tournaments
12
60 games
Score
42/ 6070.0%
32W20D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVladimir PetkovGM2,431·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R4·+15.9
3.[W]vsMariano Ortega AmarelleIM2,391·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R6·+15.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2390 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 3138 | +13.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 3004 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/8 | #6 | 2063 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2416 | +40.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2191 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/6 | #6 | 2162 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #13 | 1936 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #4 | 2143 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2188 | +7.0 |
Worst Elo result: V Abierto Internacional de Ajedrez Sub-2200 Institucion Educativa ACEIMAR (-24.4 Elo, finished #13).
Most-Played Opponents
vsXulio Del Prado RodriguezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2388
+2 −8 =5
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsSamuel Villar PerezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2253
+4 −4 =6
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsManuel Anxo Cabanas Lopez
🇪🇸ESP·2077
+8 −1 =3
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsPablo Lopez VarelaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2357
+7 −2 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsVladimir PetkovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2414
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Spain
#477
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#5,329
in continent
World
#7,651
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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