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HL
Huerga Leache, Mikel
GM🇪🇸FIDE 2268795· Male· Spain· Born in 1989
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Mikel Huerga Leache, a 37-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2395 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 8 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XLVI Open Internacional Ciudad de San Sebastian, Campeonato de Navarra Absoluto por Equipos 2025 Division de Honor Rondas 4-6, and Campeonato de Navarra Absoluto por Equipos 2025 Division de Honor Rondas 1-3. Also played 2 rapid (including XXXII Paz de Ciganda 2026) and 2 blitz events (including III Open Relampago RGCC 2025) recently. His peak of 2503 was reached at age 32 (Nov 2021, Spanish #24 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2022 (age 33), IM in 2008 (age 19), and FM in 2007 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #60 in U20, World #44 in U18 and #9 and #14 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2395
Standard
Rpd2379·Blz2468
All-time high
2503
−108 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 32
Nov 2021 · age 32
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#74 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 35
Sep 2024
2022
GM title awardedGM
at age 33 · 92nd 2021 FIDE Congress
Feb 2022
2021
Peak Spanish rank: #24
at age 32 · rated 2503
Nov 2021
Crossed 2500
at age 32
Nov 2021
All-time peak 2503
at age 32 · −108 from today
Nov 2021
2017
1,000 career games
at age 28
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2402 → 2395
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
20/ 2871.4%
14W12D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #19 | 2288 | -1.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #8 | 2345 | -1.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2555 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #37 | 2209 | -9.3 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2343 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUnai Garbisu de GoniIM
🇪🇸ESP·2427
+8 −9 =10
27 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDavid Astasio LopezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2360
+8 −1 =8
17 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsAlain Prieto ArangurenFM
🇪🇸ESP·2263
+9 −1 =5
15 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSalvador Gabriel Del Rio De AngelisGM
🇪🇸ESP·2419
+2 −1 =11
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSantiago Gonzalez De La TorreIM
🇪🇸ESP·2348
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Spain
#74
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#1,116
in continent
World
#1,768
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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