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Giraldez Requena, Hugo
🇪🇸FIDE 54778964· Male· Spain· Born in 2014
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Hugo Giraldez Requena, a 12-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2027 — his current career high and ranked 7th among Spanish players under 12. He is on a breakout run, having gained +122 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VI OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE COIN SUB-2400, Campeonato de Sevilla por Equipos Preferente 2026 Rondas 6-9, and Campeonato de Sevilla por Equipos Preferente 2026 Rondas 2-5. Also played 4 rapid (including XXXVII Torneo Internacional "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas" 2025) and 1 blitz events (including FIDE World Cadet & Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz O12) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #84 in U10, World #39 in U8 and #7 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2027
Standard
Rpd2007·Blz1975
All-time high
2027
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Spanish players under 12 · of 651
Career timeline
10 entries2026
7th Spanish U12 player
at age 12 · rated 2027
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2027
at age 12
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 11
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 10
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+368 Elo)
1480 → 1848
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+122
1905 → 2027
Tournaments
13
66 games
Score
43/ 6665.2%
37W12D17L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMariano Romero GarciaFM1,986·Campeonato de Sevilla por Equipos Preferente 2026 Rondas 2-5·R3·+21.3
2.[W]vsFrancisco Macias Rodriguez1,960·V Festival Internacional "Ruy Lopez" de Zafra - Torneo A Sub2200·R7·+19.7
3.[W]vsJaime Cilleruelo Garcia1,942·Campeonato de Sevilla por Equipos Preferente 2026 Rondas 6-9·R9·+17.5
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNicolas Morell Altozano1,828·VI OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE COIN SUB-2400·R5·-28.7
3.[L]vsAngel Albarran Piris1,804·V Festival Internacional "Ruy Lopez" de Zafra - Torneo A Sub2200·R4·-28.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #27 | 2759 | +36.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #24 | 1979 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 2056 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #46 | 2894 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2100 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #20 | 1815 | -45.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #28 | 1966 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #8 | 1941 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #12 | 2051 | +31.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2361 | +4.8 |
Worst Elo result: III Open Internacional de Ajedrez Sub-2400 Hotel Oasis Cordoba 2026 (-45.2 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
/
Spain
#1,901
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#17,380
in continent
World
#23,610
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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