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David Antón Guijarro

David Antón Guijarro
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World rank
No. 86 (October 2026)
Rating
2634 (+2 this month)
Peak rating
2703 (March 2020)
Title
Grandmaster (2013)
Federation
Spain
Born
June 23, 1995, Murcia, Spain (age 31)
FIDE ID
2285525

A Spanish grandmaster who earned the title at 18. He won the Barcelona Magistral on tiebreak over Jan-Krzysztof Duda, and shared the lead at the 2017 Gibraltar Masters before losing a playoff with Hikaru Nakamura and Yu Yangyi.

In 2020 he won the Tata Steel Challengers and reached his peak of 2703.

Career highlights

  • Won the 2020 Tata Steel Challengers
  • Won the Barcelona Magistral ahead of Jan-Krzysztof Duda
  • Peak rating 2703 (March 2020)

FIDE profile · Wikipedia
Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.