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Tafall Villanueva, Gorka

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FIDEFIDE 54726212· Male· Spain· Born in 2011

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Gorka Tafall Villanueva, a 15-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1935. He is climbing fast, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonto de Euskadi Juvenil Sub16 2026, Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 9-11, and Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 8. Also played 1 rapid (including I OPEN INTERNACIONAL CIUDAD DE SANTURTZI) and 1 blitz events (including TORNEO BLITZ "VILLA DE BENASQUE" 2025) recently. He took a 18-month break between Apr 2021 and Nov 2022. His peak of 2044 was reached at age 14 (Oct 2025).

At junior level, he reached #98, #16, #40, #53 and #23 nationally in U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

1935

Standard

Rpd1827·Blz1865

All-time high

2044

−109 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 14

Activity

58

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#39,896

#39,896 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
98th Spanish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1983
Apr 2026
2025
All-time peak 2044
at age 14 · −109 from today
Oct 2025
16th Spanish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2042
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 13
May 2024
100 career games
at age 13
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
CE Sub-16 2025
perf 2210 (+168) · 5.5/9 · #43
Top opponent
vs Maximo Lorente MelconFM 2,293
CE Sub-16 2025 · Jul 2025 · +32.4 Elo
Best comeback
Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 8
finished #1 (seeded #17 of 100)
Evolution
+94
1841 → 1935
Tournaments
10
51 games
Score
28/ 5154.9%
18W20D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMaximo Lorente MelconFM2,293·CE Sub-16 2025·R1·+32.4
2.[W]vsDavid Jimenez Freniche2,102·CE Sub-16 2025·R3·+23.4
3.[W]vsOscar Blazquez Sanz2,059·CE Sub-16 2025·R8·+21.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Campeonto de Euskadi Juvenil Sub16 2026
Swiss
Apr 20264.5/7#81824-48.0
Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 9-11
Open Swiss
Mar 20261/1#212600+11.2
Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 8
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/1#12658+15.6
Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 5-7
Open Swiss
Feb 20260.5/1#502077+6.0
Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 4
Open Swiss
Jan 20260/1#351266-14.4
Worst Elo result: XVI Copa de Espana por Equipos Sub-16 (-79.6 Elo, finished #75).

Rankings

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Spain
#3,490
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#29,456
in continent
World
#39,896
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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Europe
1
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2
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7
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8
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29456🇪🇸Tafall Villanueva, Gorka1,935
World
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2,840
2
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6
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7
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2,759
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2,759
9
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10
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