David Martínez | |
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Country | Spain |
Born | (1981-06-30) June 30, 1981 (age 43) Madrid, Spain |
Title | International Master (2006) |
Peak rating | 2454 (January 2007) |
David Martínez Martin is a Spanish chess player and coach of several Spanish players including David Anton Guijarro and Sabrina Vega. He was also director of chess24 chess platform in Spanish, and well known Spanish chess streamer and chess commentator.
Chess career
In June 2024, he organized the "Clash of Claims" event in Madrid, which was a match between former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and grandmaster José Martínez Alcántara.
In October 2024, he partnered with grandmaster Pepe Cuenca in the Team Chess Battle, where they made it to the finals and defeated Eric Rosen and Nemo Zhou to win the entire event.
He is the coach of grandmaster David Antón Guijarro, Sabrina Vega (8 times Woman Spanish Chess Champion) and the Spanish women's team. He also works as Chess.com's international partnerships manager.
In the 2024 Chess Olympic Games, he was the captain of the Spanish Absolute Team.
References
- GmbH, ChessBase. "David Martinez Martin player profile". ChessBase Players. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ajedrezsocial (2024-05-11). "'Se juega como se entrena' (22/5), con David Martínez, El Divis". Ajedrez Social de Andalucía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- Svensen, Tarjei (July 15, 2024). "World Chess Agrees Name Change After 'Clash Of Claims' Criticism".
- Levin, Anthony (October 16, 2024). "Ratata Spanish Squad Eliminate Cramlings, Advance To Final".
- "Team Chess Battle 2 2024".
- "Grand Swiss: David Anton joins Caruana and Aronian at the top". October 18, 2019.
- Levin, Anthony (January 4, 2025). "Todos Por Valencia: Carlsen, Caruana, Rey Enigma, Fausti & Others Fundraise With Chess".
- (Chessable) (2024-08-29). "Olympiad Spotlight: Spain". Chess.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- "El gran salto de España en la Olimpiada de ajedrez: dos platas y un bronce". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- García, Leontxo (2024-09-22). "España logra tres medallas individuales y el 4º puesto femenino en la Olimpiada de Ajedrez". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
External links
- David Martinez rating card at FIDE