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Alba Fernandez, Nicolas
🇪🇸FIDE 32011741· Male· Spain· Born in 1998
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Nicolas Alba Fernandez, a 28-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2164 — just 15 short of his peak of 2179 (Aug 2024, age 26) and sitting in the top 4% of Spanish players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Andalucia Absoluto-Sub18 2026, VI OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE COIN SUB-2400, and Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Oriental Rondas 5-8. Also played 2 rapid (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 2 blitz events (including II MARATON BLITZ RINCON LLENO DE VIDA) recently. He took a 63-month break between Sep 2012 and Jan 2018.
At junior level, he reached #90 and #10 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd2063·Blz2062
All-time high
2179
−15 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 26
Aug 2024 · age 26
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#701 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
12 entries2024
All-time peak 2179
at age 26 · −15 from today
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+147 Elo)
2028 → 2175
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 25
May 2023
2022
Crossed 2100
at age 24
Oct 2022
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Jan 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 23
Feb 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+26
2138 → 2164
Tournaments
10
61 games
Score
38/ 6162.3%
30W16D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAngel 2006 Garcia Rodriguez1,974·IV Abierto de Ajedrez Clasico Sub 2200 Villa de Zahara·R7·-14.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #13 | 2143 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #7 | 2213 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #24 | 2199 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2224 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2244 | +20.6 |
Worst Elo result: IV Open Internacional de Ajedrez Sub 2400 Casabermeja 2025 (-23.4 Elo, finished #43).
Rankings
/
Spain
#701
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#7,336
in continent
World
#10,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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