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Zaratiegui Cardesa, Jose
🇪🇸FIDE 22237186· Male· Spain· Born in 1967
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Jose Zaratiegui Cardesa, a 59-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1786. He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: Campeonato de Navarra Absoluto por Equipos 2025 Primera Rondas 4-7 and Campeonato de Navarra Absoluto por Equipos 2025 Primera Rondas 1-3. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato Navarro de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Campeonato de Ajedrez Relampago por Equipos de Navarra 2025) recently. His peak of 1836 was reached at age 44 (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1786
Standard
Rpd1897·Blz1841
All-time high
1836
−50 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 44
Sep 2011 · age 44
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#80,760
#80,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1643 → 1763
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1655 → returned at 1658
Apr 2020
2013
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Apr 2013
2012
100 career games
at age 45
May 2012
2011
All-time peak 1836
at age 44 · −50 from today
Sep 2011
2010
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Campeonato de Navarra Absoluto por Equipos 2025 Primera Rondas 4-7finished #3 (seeded #50 of 70)
Evolution
+27
1759 → 1786
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
7W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #24 | 1790 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/1 | #27 | 2249 | +2.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2046 | +25.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 1717 | -1.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiguel Argaya Urdaniz
🇪🇸ESP·1910
+1 −10 =1
12 games·last met May 2024
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vsAlfonso Cemborain Oricain
🇪🇸ESP·1910
+1 −9 =1
11 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsJoseba Otano Villanueva
🇪🇸ESP·1712
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsRafael Ruiz Escobar
🇪🇸ESP·1932
+3 −5 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsJesus Maria Oyaga Valencia
🇪🇸ESP·1718
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
Spain
#7,593
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#58,260
in continent
World
#80,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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