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Povill Claros, Xavier
FM🇪🇸FIDE 32040512· Male· Spain· Born in 2000
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Xavier Povill Claros, a 26-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2259 and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XVII Obert de Primavera La Lira 2026 Rondas 1-2, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup I Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup I Rondas 3-6. Also played 2 rapid (including Copa Catalana Territorial de Barcelona 2026) and 1 blitz events (including VI Blitz Tres Peons Chessable) recently. He took a 15-month break between May 2022 and Sep 2023. His peak of 2339 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2017).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #6, #5, #4, #9, #9 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2259
Standard
Rpd2234·Blz2208
All-time high
2339
−80 pts below
Sep 2017 · age 17
Sep 2017 · age 17
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#335 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Nov 2025
2024
87th Spanish 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 2305
May 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
May 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
May 2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2300 → returned at 2306
May 2022
2020
6th Spanish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2322
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+43
2216 → 2259
Tournaments
11
40 games
Score
29/ 4072.5%
24W10D6L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsJorge Alberto Ramirez GarciaFM2,190·I Obert Memorial Albert Cubeles-Grup A Rondas 6-9·R8·+8.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2363 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1997 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2626 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #90 | — | -27.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3.5/4 | #5 | — | +23.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | — | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 2262 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2404 | +17.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2995 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2350 | +11.4 |
Worst Elo result: Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup I Rondas 7-9 (-27.4 Elo, finished #90).
Most-Played Opponents
vsFilemon CruzIM
🇵🇪PER·2284
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsXavier Marzo Pie
🇪🇸ESP·2147
+7 −0 =2
9 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsMarc Capellades SubiranaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2207
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsCarlos Vargas Drechsler
🇪🇸ESP·1891
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsFernando Valenzuela GomezIM
🇨🇱CHI·2346
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#335
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#3,735
in continent
World
#5,491
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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