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Caballero Ibarlucea, Josu
🇪🇸FIDE 32044100· Male· Spain· Born in 1987
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Josu Caballero Ibarlucea, a 39-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1849 — just 19 short of his peak of 1868 (Nov 2025, age 38). He has fluctuated between 1807 and 1868 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 2B Rondas 9, Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 2B Rondas 8, and Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 2B Rondas 5-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including Campeonato Individual de Rapidas de Euskadi - Fase Bizkaia 2026) recently. He took a 33-month break between Jan 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1849
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1798
All-time high
1868
−19 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 38
Nov 2025 · age 38
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#61,681
#61,681 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1868
at age 38 · −19 from today
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1664 → 1839
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 33
Jan 2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1685 → returned at 1672
Jan 2020
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 26
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1859 → 1849
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
10/ 2245.5%
6W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMencia Montes Gimenez1,770·Campeonato Primera de Euskadi - Zonal de Bizkaia 2025 Rondas 4-6·R4·-12.6
2.[L]vsAketza Pereira Lopez1,874·Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 2B Rondas 4·R4·-9.3
3.[L]vsIker Santos Dominguez1,961·Campeonato Primera de Euskadi - Zonal de Bizkaia 2025 Rondas 7·R7·-7.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1942 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 1826 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1920 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #35 | 1074 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #16 | 1828 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#5,652
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#45,099
in continent
World
#61,681
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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