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Nicolas Zapata, Javier
🇪🇸FIDE 22247289· Male· Spain· Born in 1995
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Javier Nicolas Zapata, a 31-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2104 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2072 and 2149 over the past 2 years. 38 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, Primera Autonomica Sur FACV 2026 Rondas 6, and Primera Autonomica Sur FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11. Also played 2 rapid (including Open Nuevo Centro 2025) and 3 blitz events (including HALLOWEEN CHESS - BENIDORM CHESS OPEN 2025) recently. He took a 16-month break between May 2022 and Oct 2023. His peak of 2181 was reached at age 23 (Aug 2018).
At junior level, he reached #37, #42, #38 and #36 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2104
Standard
Rpd2099·Blz2103
All-time high
2181
−77 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 23
Aug 2018 · age 23
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Mar 2026
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2155 → returned at 2150
May 2022
2018
All-time peak 2181
at age 23 · −77 from today
Aug 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Mar 2016
2014
37th Spanish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2142
May 2014
500 career games
at age 19
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
2124 → 2104
Tournaments
10
38 games
Score
21/ 3855.3%
17W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #33 | 2091 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #246 | 2068 | -9.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | 2755 | +6.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #16 | 2753 | +12.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2117 | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #53 | 2751 | +6.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2284 | +5.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #20 | 2830 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #127 | 1953 | -30.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/8 | #62 | 2027 | -20.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel Navarro Lopez-MencheroFM
🇪🇸ESP·2222
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAntonio Granero RocaIM
🇪🇸ESP·2281
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met May 2025
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vsAaron Bendayan ClarosFM
🇪🇸ESP·2256
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2015
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vsAlexander Pena RiascoFM
🇨🇴COL·2110
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsIrene Nicolas ZapataWIM
🇪🇸ESP·2232
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2015
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Rankings
/
Spain
#1,092
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#10,923
in continent
World
#15,051
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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