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Spain Best chess players in Spain

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
23,154
GrandmastersGM
60
International MastersIM
152
Woman GrandmastersWGM
3
  1. 1 GM David Anton Guijarro SpainSpain 2661 New
  2. 2 GM Jaime Santos Latasa SpainSpain 2626 New
  3. 3 GM Maksim Chigaev SpainSpain 2622 New
Best chess players in Spain, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM David Anton Guijarro SpainSpain2661NewNew101995
2 GM Jaime Santos Latasa SpainSpain2626NewNew·1996
3 GM Maksim Chigaev SpainSpain2622NewNew51996
4 GM Miguel Santos Ruiz SpainSpain2600NewNew·1999
5 GM Alexei Shirov SpainSpain2597NewNew91972
6 GM Ivan Salgado Lopez SpainSpain2591NewNew·1991
7 GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba SpainSpain2587NewNew·1965
8 GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli SpainSpain2580NewNew·1989
9 GM Daniil Yuffa SpainSpain2576NewNew61997
10 GM Alvar Alonso Rosell SpainSpain2564NewNew101992
11 GM Alan Pichot SpainSpain2560NewNew31998
12 GM Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez SpainSpain2534NewNew11985
13 GM Manuel Perez Candelario SpainSpain2532NewNew·1983
14 GM Daniel Forcen Esteban SpainSpain2525NewNew·1994
15 GM Daniel Alsina Leal SpainSpain2514NewNew11988
16 GM Levan Aroshidze SpainSpain2501NewNew91985
17 IM Diego Macias Pino SpainSpain2500NewNew92007
18 IM Daniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin SpainSpain2499NewNew21991
19 IM Sergio Cacho Reigadas SpainSpain2495NewNew·1974
20 GM Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez SpainSpain2486NewNew21980
21 IM Carles Diaz Camallonga SpainSpain2480NewNew21996
22 IM Julio Suarez Gomez SpainSpain2480NewNew·1998
23 GM Hipolito Asis Gargatagli SpainSpain2478NewNew·1986
24 GM Pere Garriga Cazorla SpainSpain2475NewNew·1998
25 GM Jordi Magem Badals SpainSpain2474NewNew·1967
26 GM Pedro Antonio Gines Esteo SpainSpain2469NewNew·2004
27 GM Renier Castellanos Rodriguez SpainSpain2468NewNew·1982
28 GM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez SpainSpain2467NewNew·1987
29 IM Carlos 1996 Suarez Garcia SpainSpain2467NewNew·1996
30 IM Alex Villa Tornero SpainSpain2466NewNew92010
31 IM Daniel Garcia Ramos SpainSpain2462NewNew21999
32 IM Roi Reinaldo Castineira SpainSpain2456NewNew·1980
33 IM Javier Habans Aguerrea SpainSpain2456NewNew·2008
34 GM Xavier Vila Gazquez SpainSpain2449NewNew·1990
35 IM Aaron Alonso Garcia SpainSpain2449NewNew·2003
36 IM Joan Fluvia Poyatos SpainSpain2448NewNew·1982
37 IM Pablo Almagro Llamas SpainSpain2444NewNew·1983
38 GM Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez SpainSpain2441NewNew·1976
39 IM Alfonso Llorente Zaro SpainSpain2441NewNew·1989
40 GM David Larino Nieto SpainSpain2438NewNew161989
41 IM Diego Vergara Anton SpainSpain2437NewNew·2007
42 IM Enrique Tejedor Fuente SpainSpain2434NewNew·1995
43 IM Marcos Camacho Collados SpainSpain2431NewNew·1991
44 GM Jose Angel Guerra Mendez SpainSpain2431NewNew·1988
45 FM Diego Cacheiro Blanco SpainSpain2431NewNew·2008
46 FM Gabriel Quispe Arteaga SpainSpain2428NewNew22003
47 GM Josep Oms Pallisse SpainSpain2425NewNew·1973
48 IM Ruben Domingo Nunez SpainSpain2425NewNew71999
49 GM Salvador Gabriel Del Rio De Angelis SpainSpain2424NewNew91976
50 IM Pablo Cruz Lledo SpainSpain2424NewNew·1995

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Questions

There are 23,154 active FIDE rated players in Spain, 60 of them grandmasters. The highest rated is GM David Anton Guijarro with 2661 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Spain?

GM David Anton Guijarro, rated 2661 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Spain?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has 60 grandmasters in Spain.

Who is the highest rated woman in Spain?

IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, rated 2414 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Spain?

IM Diego Macias Pino, rated 2500 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.