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Axpe Balenciaga, Inigo
🇪🇸FIDE 2272148· Male· Spain· Born in 1976
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Inigo Axpe Balenciaga, a 50-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2137 — just 30 short of his peak of 2167 (Jul 2007, age 31) and sitting in the top 5% of Spanish players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011) and 27 months (2017–2020). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 9, Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 8, and Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 5-7.
Current rating
2137
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2167
−30 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 31
Jul 2007 · age 31
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#865 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
13 entries2026
60th Spanish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2144
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
2105 → 2144
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Feb 2025
2017
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2125 → returned at 2118
Sep 2017
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Apr 2014
100 career games
at age 38
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
2122 → 2137
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
5.5/ 868.8%
5W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAitor Uria Ramirez2,020·Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 5-7·R6·-12.9
2.[L]vsIbai Garigorta MartinezCM2,033·Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 5-7·R5·-12.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2079 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 3109 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #47 | 1227 | -26.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2776 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2820 | +21.6 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 5-7 (-26.4 Elo, finished #47).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRodrigo Sarralde OsuaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2297
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJuan Ignacio Arnaez Gil
🇪🇸ESP·1953
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsModesto Perez Fernandez
🇪🇸ESP·2040
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsKoldo Torres Garcia
🇪🇸ESP·1941
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsFelipe Celada Fernandez de la Bastida
🇪🇸ESP·1924
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2022
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Rankings
/
Spain
#865
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#8,825
in continent
World
#12,264
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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