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Lakuntza Plazaola, Asier
🇪🇸FIDE 2292238· Male· Spain· Born in 1989
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Asier Lakuntza Plazaola, a 37-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2279 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato De Euskadi Absoluto 2026, Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 9, and Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 8. Also played 1 blitz event (including TORNEO BLITZ "VILLA DE BENASQUE" 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2010–2012), 23 months (2013–2015) and 12 months (2016–2017).
At junior level, he reached #56 and #80 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2279
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2110
All-time high
2279
at best
May 2026 · age 37
May 2026 · age 37
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#286 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
15 entries2026
44th Spanish 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2279
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2279
at age 37
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
May 2025
2019
Crossed 2200
at age 30
Sep 2019
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
2005 → 2145
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2238 → 2279
Tournaments
11
46 games
Score
30.5/ 4666.3%
25W11D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsFrancisco Miguel QuinteroFM2,225·Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos Primera-26 Rondas 1-3·R1·+9.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #1 | 2434 | +37.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 2115 | -3.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #33 | 1388 | -11.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2244 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2965 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2992 | +27.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #24 | 2142 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2394 | +14.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | 2774 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #127 | 2128 | -18.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAritz Izagirre Alsua
🇪🇸ESP·1868
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsInigo Argandona RiveiroIM
🇪🇸ESP·2333
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJuan L Alfaro Garcia del Cerro
🇪🇸ESP·2273
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsAsier Etxagibel Larranaga
🇪🇸ESP·2102
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsPatxi Moreno Estebanez
🇪🇸ESP·2283
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Spain
#286
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#3,219
in continent
World
#4,786
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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