Alvarez Poves, Jesus

Jesus Alvarez Poves, a 22-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2131 — just 12 short of his peak of 2143 (Mar 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 5% of Spanish players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Preferente Rondas 12-13, Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Preferente Rondas 8-11, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Preferente Rondas 5-7. Also played 3 rapid (including Campeonato de Madrid de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos 2025-2026 Rondas 5-10) and 1 blitz events (including Campeonato de Ajedrez Relampago Individual de Madrid 2024-2025) recently. He took a 21-month break between Jul 2021 and May 2023.

At junior level, he reached #88, #90, #67 and #32 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.