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Ruiz Buendia, Miguel
FM🇪🇸FIDE 24537675· Male· Spain· Born in 2005
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Miguel Ruiz Buendia, a 21-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2324 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2269 and 2382 over the past 2 years. 179 rated games in the past year (≈100/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca 2026, X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, and Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 10 rapid (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 6 blitz events (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently. His peak of 2382 was reached at age 20 (Aug 2025, Spanish #94 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #3, #5, #10, #24, #35 and #24 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2324
Standard
Rpd2284·Blz2095
All-time high
2382
−58 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 20
Aug 2025 · age 20
Activity
142
games / yr avg. · ≈12/mo
179 past 12 mo · ≈15/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#179 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
May 2026
2025
Peak Spanish rank: #94
at age 20 · rated 2382
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2382
at age 20 · −58 from today
Aug 2025
1,000 career games
at age 20
Jun 2025
3rd Spanish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2379
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
2368 → 2324
Tournaments
19
128 games
Score
77.5/ 12860.5%
55W45D28L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJoaquin FioritoIM2,432·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R5·+13.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #69 | 2357 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #155 | 2296 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #61 | 2275 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | — | +11.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | — | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2132 | -27.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #34 | — | +2.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | — | +2.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | — | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #37 | 2309 | -12.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Crespo Diaz
🇪🇸ESP·2052
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsRoberto Florin NeaguFM
🇪🇸ESP·2266
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsFernando Fernandez EstremeraCM
🇪🇸ESP·2189
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsAlvaro Rodriguez AvilaCM
🇪🇸ESP·2216
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJesus Martin DuqueIM
🇪🇸ESP·2341
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Spain
#179
out of 20,269 players
Europe
#2,203
in continent
World
#3,375
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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