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Astaneh Lopez, Alex

IM🇮🇪INACTIVE · since November 2023

FIDEFIDE 2501430· Male· Ireland· Born in 1987

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Alex Astaneh Lopez, a 39-year-old Irish International Master, is rated 2416 — just 30 short of his peak of 2446 (May 2018, age 31) and ranked 3rd among Irish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 18 rated games per year and had 5 career breaks: 20 months (2006–2007), 19 months (2009–2010), 12 months (2013–2014), 31 months (2014–2017) and 15 months (2022–2023). He reached Irish #2 in May 2018 and has been in Irish top 3 for 125 months and counting (9 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded IM in 2011 (age 24) and FM in 2006 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #2, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2416

Standard

Rpd2377·Blz2488

All-time high

2446

−30 pts below
May 2018 · age 31

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#3

#3 · Irish players · of 951
National top 3 since Oct 2012

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
125 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 118 months · since Sep 2010
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2416 → still inactive
Nov 2023
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2419 → returned at 2416
Jul 2022
2018
Peak Irish rank: #2
at age 31 · rated 2446
May 2018
All-time peak 2446
at age 31 · −30 from today
May 2018
2014
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2417 → returned at 2431
Oct 2014

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2416 → 2416

Most-Played Opponents

vsSam E. CollinsIM
🇮🇪IRL·2459
+6 −5 =3
14 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsColm DalyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2191
+10 −1 =2
13 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsConor O`DonnellFM
🇮🇪IRL·2294
+6 −0 =4
10 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsKillian DelaneyFM
🇮🇪IRL·2284
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsHenry LiFM
🇮🇪IRL·2292
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings

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Ireland
#3
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#1,043
in continent
World
#1,475
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Ireland
1
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2,459
2
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2,418
3
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2,388
4
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2,357
5
🇮🇪Quinn, MarkFollow Mark QuinnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,354
6
🇮🇪Baburin, AlexanderFollow Alexander BaburinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,344
7
🇮🇪Collins, AdamFollow Adam CollinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,338
8
🇮🇪Fitzsimons, DavidFollow David FitzsimonsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,320
9
🇮🇪Venkatesan, KavinFollow Kavin VenkatesanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,297
10
🇮🇪Heidenfeld, MarkFollow Mark HeidenfeldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,296
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753