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Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, Daniel
FM🇪🇸FIDE 24563617· Male· Spain· Born in 2009
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Daniel Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, a 17-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2356 and ranked 7th among Spanish players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈68/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Annual Chess For Cure - Open, 2026 Cardinal Open - Elite, and 2026 Queen City FIDE - Open. Also played 4 rapid (including FIDE World Cadet & Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Rapid O18) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. His peak of 2431 was reached at age 15 (Aug 2024, Spanish #50 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #25 in U16, World #17 in U14, World #11 in U12, World #54 in U10 and #6 and #7 nationally in U18 and U8.
Current rating
2356
Standard
Rpd2368·Blz2375
All-time high
2431
−75 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 15
Aug 2024 · age 15
Activity
96
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Spanish players under 18 · of 872
Career timeline
20 entries2026
6th Spanish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2357
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 16
Jan 2025
2024
Peak Spanish rank: #50
at age 15 · rated 2431
Aug 2024
25th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2431
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2431
at age 15 · −75 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-48
2404 → 2356
Tournaments
10
60 games
Score
42.5/ 6070.8%
37W11D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 2375 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 2214 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #6 | 2710 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #175 | 2038 | -25.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #46 | 2231 | -4.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #41 | 2229 | -20.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #19 | 2051 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2443 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/6 | #1 | 2961 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/8 | #1 | 2290 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEnrique Tejedor FuenteIM
🇪🇸ESP·2425
+3 −7 =8
18 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDaniel Gomez FalaganFM
🇪🇸ESP·2290
+7 −5 =5
17 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAndres Iglesias FerreiraFM
🇪🇸ESP·2176
+7 −7 =2
16 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsDaniel Salinas TomasFM
🇪🇸ESP·2340
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsLionel Sierra VallinaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2412
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#127
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#1,637
in continent
World
#2,563
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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