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Ibanez Gijon, Ruben
🇪🇸FIDE 24584541· Male· Spain· Born in 1977
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Ruben Ibanez Gijon, a 49-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1703 — just 23 short of his peak of 1726 (Apr 2026, age 49). He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca B 2026, Campionat de Mallorca per Equips - Tercera 2026 Rondas 6-9, and Campionat de Mallorca per Equips - Segona A 2026 Rondas 6-9. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2017 and May 2018.
Current rating
1703
Standard
Rpd1678·Blz1658
All-time high
1726
−23 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 49
Apr 2026 · age 49
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#108,889
#108,889 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1726
at age 49 · −23 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+279 Elo)
1431 → 1710
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 47
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 47
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 46
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best comeback
Campionat de Mallorca per Equips - Segona A 2026 Rondas 2-4finished #3 (seeded #34 of 200)
Evolution
+23
1680 → 1703
Tournaments
10
36 games
Score
23/ 3663.9%
20W6D10L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsFernando Oliver Jaume1,812·Campionat de Mallorca per Equips - Segona A 2026 Rondas 2-4·R3·+12.6
3.[W]vsFrancisco Vagace Tenor1,711·Campionat de Mallorca per Equips - Tercera 2026 Rondas 2-4·R4·+9.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #91 | 1624 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 1726 | -1.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #43 | 1656 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2489 | +10.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2511 | +10.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2615 | +27.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1755 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #36 | 1942 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/2 | #44 | 2400 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/4 | #5 | 2325 | +13.8 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#10,452
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#76,513
in continent
World
#108,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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