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Urcelay Crucelaegui, Zigor
🇪🇸FIDE 24557625· Male· Spain· Born in 1970
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Zigor Urcelay Crucelaegui, a 56-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1656 — just 29 short of his peak of 1685 (Mar 2024, age 54). He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 14 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga FGA de Primera 2026 Rondas 9-11, Liga FGA de Primera 2026 Rondas 8, and Liga FGA de Primera 2026 Rondas 5-7.
Current rating
1656
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1685
−29 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 54
Mar 2024 · age 54
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#125,948
#125,948 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
100 career games
at age 55
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1466 → 1685
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 54
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1685
at age 54 · −29 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1474 → returned at 1452
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1667 → 1656
Tournaments
7
16 games
Score
5/ 1631.3%
5W4D7L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsDiego Gutierrez Irisarri1,426·XXI Open de Primavera GROS XAKE Udaberriko Irekia Rondas 3-6·R3·+4.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEkai Legorburu Echeveste1,620·XXI Open de Primavera GROS XAKE Udaberriko Irekia Rondas 3-6·R6·-11.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #51 | 1742 | -13.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 1335 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 1789 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #48 | 947 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 1627 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1733 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | 1818 | +6.2 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#12,099
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#86,706
in continent
World
#125,942
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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