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Garcia Mtez de la Hidalga, Alber
🇪🇸FIDE 32092636· Male· Spain· Born in 2000
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Alber Garcia Mtez De La Hidalga, a 26-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1934 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 1 Rondas 9, Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 1 Rondas 8, and Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 1 Rondas 5-7. He took a 73-month break between Oct 2016 and Dec 2022.
At junior level, he reached #91, #50 and #76 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1934
Standard
Rpd1782·Blz—
All-time high
1934
at best
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,121
#40,121 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1934
at age 26
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2016
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 1737 → returned at 1746
Oct 2016
2015
100 career games
at age 15
Aug 2015
91st Spanish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1785
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 1 Rondas 5-7finished #1 (seeded #11 of 80)
Evolution
+86
1848 → 1934
Tournaments
10
24 games
Score
16.5/ 2468.8%
14W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2572 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 1824 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2610 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #31 | 1083 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 1815 | -5.6 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#3,513
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#29,622
in continent
World
#40,121
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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