Top chess players in Spain

The highest-rated active players from Spain on FIDE's October 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
401	FMCesar Alcala Gonzalez ESP	2240	−75	#6326	2005
402	Miguel Bas Mas ESP	2239	+17	#6352	1998
403	David Ayza Leon ESP	2239	0	#6353	1987
404	FMAdrian Jimenez Ruano ESP	2239	0	#6379	1999
405	CMCatalin Conon ESP	2239	+13	#6380	2008
406	Raul Martinez Fernandez ESP	2238		#6418	1994
407	FMPablo Urriza Iricibar ESP	2238	+12	#6419	1995
408	FMDaniel Romero Pallares ESP	2238	−28	#6423	1998
409	FMSerafin Moral Garcia ESP	2237	+5	#6440	1993
410	FMXavier Duran Albareda ESP	2237	0	#6441	1977
411	CMJavier De La Puerta Cresis ESP	2237	−27	#6442	1994
412	CMAndrei Verkholantcev ESP	2237	+21	#6472	2009
413	FMAitor Alonso Alvarez ESP	2236	+31	#6495	1986
414	Carles Navarro Diaz ESP	2236	0	#6496	1992
415	CMParis Francisco Ortega Herrera ESP	2236	−6	#6515	2009
416	CMHugo Perez Solanas ESP	2236	0	#6518	2015
417	Carlos Rojano Alfonso ESP	2235	0	#6550	1996
418	Victor Salvador Buiza ESP	2235	−5	#6559	2007
419	Miguel Angel Ruiz Sanchez ESP	2234	0	#6569	1980
420	FMRamon Chalmeta Ugas ESP	2234	0	#6570	1987
421	FMMiguel Rada Equiza ESP	2233	0	#6619	1984
422	FMDaniel Ricardo Piza Cortizo ESP	2232	0	#6668	1958
423	FMVidal Alejandro Gonzalez Arribas ESP	2232	0	#6669	1986
424	FMAntonio Naranjo Moreno ESP	2232	−13	#6670	1988
425	FMMiguel De La Cruz Revilla ESP	2232	0	#6696	1992
426	Hector Fernando Gomez Sanjuan ESP	2232	0	#6697	2001
427	Carlos Martinez-Conde Hernandez ESP	2232	0	#6698	2001
428	CMFrancisco Jose Martinez Herranz ESP	2232		#6699	2008
429	FMCristobal Ramo Frontinan ESP	2231	0	#6727	1965
430	FMMarcelo Ubach Miralda ESP	2231	0	#6728	1964
431	Antonio Ramon Hernandez Munoz ESP	2231	0	#6751	1992
432	Miguel Miranda Herrera ESP	2231		#6752	2000
433	FMDaniel Garrido Fernandez ESP	2230	−28	#6772	1977
434	Adrian Lestao Balseiro ESP	2229	0	#6807	1977
435	Miguel Angel Saenz Narciso ESP	2229	0	#6808	1984
436	Alvaro Diaz Herrero ESP	2229	+8	#6827	1991
437	CMDavid Lopez Caudevilla ESP	2229	0	#6828	1997
438	FMDiego Moreno Diepa ESP	2229	+4	#6831	2007
439	FMFerran Cervello Tost ESP	2229	0	#6833	1998
440	CMJoel Tenorio Garcia ESP	2228	0	#6878	2006
441	Marcos de Pedro Cuadrado ESP	2228	0	#6881	2004
442	FMJose Roca Galarza ESP	2227	0	#6905	1967
443	FMBenjamin Perez Manas ESP	2227	0	#6922	1987
444	FMMaximo Lorente Melcon ESP	2227	+22	#6925	2009
445	Mario Accattato Martin ESP	2226	0	#6947	1989
446	FMJuan Antonio Urbina Perez ESP	2225	0	#6985	1978
447	FMImar Tallo Dominguez ESP	2224	0	#7038	1995
448	FMFrancisco Orantes Taboada ESP	2224	0	#7065	2001
449	CMAlvaro Moreno Martin-Viveros ESP	2224	0	#7066	2000
450	Aitor Funes Ostos ESP	2224	−21	#7067	2006
451	Luis Alberto Costado Dios ESP	2223	0	#7092	1971
452	FMDaniel Navarro Lopez-Menchero ESP	2222	0	#7137	1995
453	WFMHelena Joana Li Chen ESP	2222	+19	#7169	2009
454	Raul Gutierrez Toro ESP	2222	0	#7170	2010
455	CMAlonso Feal Albala ESP	2221		#7211	2010
456	FMMarc Capellades Subirana ESP	2220	+6	#7232	1987
457	FMCristian Fernandez Diaz ESP	2220	−21	#7256	1994
458	Juan Manuel Ruiz Abad ESP	2219	−14	#7284	1995
459	FMDaniel Boix Moreno ESP	2219	0	#7285	1974
460	Guillermo Santamaria Fernandez ESP	2219	0	#7301	1998
461	Alex Odriozola Coscolin ESP	2219	+2	#7303	2006
462	FMIvan Cabezas Ayala ESP	2218	0	#7322	1972
463	FMVictor Fernandez Barrera ESP	2218	0	#7323	1986
464	Alvaro Rodriguez Rodriguez ESP	2218	0	#7350	1997
465	Oriol Delisau Gil ESP	2217	0	#7391	1995
466	FMLuis David Jimenez Almeida ESP	2217	0	#7392	1996
467	FMAndres Hidalgo Mena ESP	2216	0	#7420	1972
468	FMFrancisco Miguel Quintero ESP	2216	0	#7421	1974
469	Alejandro Ruiz Marana ESP	2216	0	#7422	1980
470	David Baragano Campa ESP	2216	0	#7423	1993
471	David Alvarez Nistal ESP	2216	0	#7449	1998
472	Jordi Garriga Sole ESP	2215	0	#7477	1974
473	FMPedro Antonio Lopez Mateo ESP	2215	0	#7478	1970
474	Jordi Viladrich Claret ESP	2215	−18	#7479	1980
475	FMSamuel Navarrete Espi ESP	2215	0	#7480	1997
476	Pedro Guerrero Arroyo ESP	2215	0	#7481	1987
477	Emilio Jose Villasenor Rubio ESP	2215	0	#7506	1995
478	David Jimenez Freniche ESP	2215	+12	#7509	2010
479	Iker Herraiz Gomez ESP	2215		#7516	2011
480	FMOscar Ruiz Mata ESP	2214	−6	#7537	1971
481	FMSebastian Massanet Massanet ESP	2214	0	#7538	1985
482	Ruben 1994 Martin Hernandez ESP	2214	0	#7557	1994
483	CMAntonio Rojas Fernandez ESP	2214	+3	#7560	2009
484	Aurelio Anton Escudero ESP	2214	0	#7565	1969
485	Andres Rodriguez Ferreiros ESP	2214	0	#7566	2004
486	Zuhaitz Gimenez Lopez ESP	2214	+12	#7573	2006
487	IMSergio Estremera Panos ESP	2213	0	#7593	1962
488	Antonio Villar Nieves ESP	2213	0	#7594	1984
489	Adrian Montanes Arribas ESP	2213	0	#7616	1994
490	CMDaniel Romero Castejon ESP	2213	0	#7618	1996
491	FMJuan Pablo Garcia Melgar ESP	2212	0	#7640	1963
492	Nathaniel Capote Robayna ESP	2212	0	#7641	1996
493	David Aledo Yanguas ESP	2212	+3	#7668	2003
494	FMLester Tattersall Rodriguez ESP	2211		#7697	1974
495	CMPelayo Quiros Cueto ESP	2211	0	#7698	1990
496	CMBrais Otero Nogueira ESP	2211	0	#7699	1992
497	Pau Salvador Moya Nunez ESP	2211	0	#7725	2004
498	FMPablo Luis Aguado Doncel ESP	2211	0	#7726	2006
499	FMJose Vicente Jimenez Martinez ESP	2210	0	#7760	1987
500	Jose Maria Sanchez Dengra ESP	2210	−22	#7785	1997

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.