Top Chess Players in Spain

GM David Anton Guijarro 2657 | #49

Spain

David Antón Guijarro es la clara demostración de que el trabajo tiene su recompensa, y ha sido precisamente esa dedicación la que le ha permitido abrirse paso entre los mejores jugadores del mundo. Guijarro consiguió el título de Gran Maestro a los 18 años...

GM Maksim Chigaev 2644 | #63

Spain

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GM Francisco Vallejo Pons 2644 | #63

Spain

Francisco Vallejo Pons (apodado “Paco”) ha quedado cinco veces Campeón de España de ajedrez. Consiguió el máximo título nacional en 2006, 2009 y en tres ocasiones consecutivas entre 2014 y 2016. Participó además en varias ediciones del súper...

GM Jaime Santos Latasa

Spain

GM Jaime Santos Latasa is a Spanish grandmaster who earned the title in 2018. His peak in the world rankings as of February 2024 is 59th, set in September 2022.

GM Miguel Santos Ruiz

Spain

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GM Alexei Shirov 2597 | #121

Spain

Alexei Shirov is a Latvian grandmaster who plays for Spain. In 1994 he was the number-two player in the world. Shirov defeated GM Vladimir Kramnik in a match in 1998 to become the challenger to GM Garry Kasparov for the classical world championship, but this match never took place. Shirov has participated...

GM Ivan Salgado Lopez

Spain

Ivan Salgado Lopez is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli

Spain

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GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba

Spain

Miguel Illescas Cordoba is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Alan Pichot 2581 | #145

Spain

Alan Pichot is an Argentine-Spanish grandmaster who was Argentina's number-one player until moving federations to Spain in 2023. A chess prodigy, Pichot broke Argentina's records for youngest to achieve the titles of FM (2008), IM (2013), and GM (2016). As a very successful young player, Pichot won...