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Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, Daniel

Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, Daniel

FM🇪🇸

FIDEFIDE 24563617· Male· Spain· Born in 2009

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Daniel Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, a 17-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2350 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

2350

Standard

Rpd2368·Blz2375

All-time high

2431

−81 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 15

Activity

99

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#7

#7 · Spanish players under 18 · of 862

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fidel Corrales JimenezGM 2,489
13th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open · May 2026 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
-67
2417 → 2350
Tournaments
9
55 games
Score
36/ 5565.5%
30W12D13L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLyubomir Gospodinov1,961·2025 U.S. Masters·R3·-9.1
2.[L]vsDeshawn Kelley2,018·2025 Ohio Chess Congress·R3·-9.1
3.[L]vsAimee YangWFM2,032·13th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open·R4·-8.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Open Swiss
May 20266/9#82276-6.3
3rd Annual Chess For Cure - Open
Swiss
Apr 20263/4#22375+1.2
2026 Cardinal Open - Elite
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#12214-2.0
2026 Queen City FIDE - Open
Swiss
Jan 20263/3#62710-2.6
2025 U.S. Masters
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/7#1752038-25.2
34th Annual King's Island Open - Major
Open Swiss
Nov 20251.5/3#462231-4.3
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/11#412229-20.6
2025 Ohio Chess Congress
Swiss
Aug 20251.5/3#192051-12.0
CE Sub-16 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20257.5/9#12443+5.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 U.S. Masters (-25.2 Elo, finished #175).

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·2228
+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

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Spain
#140
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#1,741
in continent
World
#2,698
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Spain
1
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2
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2,644
4
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2,615
5
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2,604
6
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7
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2,592
8
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2,591
9
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9
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140🇪🇸Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, Daniel2,350
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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1741🇪🇸Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, Daniel2,350
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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2698🇪🇸Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, Daniel2,350