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Lopez Varela, Pablo
FM🇪🇸FIDE 32092105· Male· Spain· Born in 2005
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Pablo Lopez Varela, a 21-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2357 — just 17 short of his peak of 2374 (Jun 2025, age 20) and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2327 and 2374 over the past 2 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-3. Also played 2 rapid (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 1 blitz events (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently.
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #84 in U16 and #3, #5, #2, #6, #17 and #12 nationally in U20, U18, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2357
Standard
Rpd2226·Blz2291
All-time high
2374
−17 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 20
Jun 2025 · age 20
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#122 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
24 entries2026
49th Spanish 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2360
Apr 2026
2025
3rd Spanish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2374
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2374
at age 20 · −17 from today
Jun 2025
2023
5th Spanish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2330
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8perf 2448 (+88) · 3.5/5 · #18
Top opponent
Best comeback
Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-3finished #2 (seeded #14 of 100)
Evolution
-17
2374 → 2357
Tournaments
7
39 games
Score
26.5/ 3967.9%
19W15D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMihail MarinGM2,404·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-3·R2·+11.7
2.[W]vsRoberto Paramos DominguezIM2,390·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R4·+10.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #57 | 2303 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/5 | #18 | 2448 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 3113 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #40 | 2195 | -27.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #43 | 2366 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #30 | 2240 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2291 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPedro 2006 Fernandez Lopez
🇪🇸ESP·1925
+10 −2 =0
12 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsRuben Fernandez LopezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2205
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsFernando Sanchez AllerFM
🇪🇸ESP·2203
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsAlfonso Lopez Gonzalez
🇪🇸ESP·2275
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsDavid Cernadas Camean
🇪🇸ESP·2178
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Spain
#122
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#1,618
in continent
World
#2,536
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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