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Kerexeta Zabala, Markel
🇪🇸FIDE 32077874· Male· Spain· Born in 2000
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Markel Kerexeta Zabala, a 26-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1840 — just 24 short of his peak of 1864 (Dec 2025, age 25). He has fluctuated between 1792 and 1864 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga FGA de Primera 2026 Rondas 9-11, Liga FGA de Primera 2026 Rondas 5-7, and Liga FGA de Primera 2026 Rondas 4. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato de Gipuzkoa de Ajedrez Rapido 2026) and 1 blitz events (including I Open de Ajedrez Blitz de Durango 2026) recently.
Current rating
1840
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1819
All-time high
1864
−24 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 25
Dec 2025 · age 25
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,256
#64,256 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1864
at age 25 · −24 from today
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 25
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Apr 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1603 → 1786
Mar 2024
2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 20
Apr 2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1603 → returned at 1610
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1822 → 1840
Tournaments
10
22 games
Score
13/ 2259.1%
10W6D6L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAndoni Etxabe Uria1,804·Campeonato de Segunda de Gipuzkoa 2025 Zonal Elgoibar Rondas 4-7·R7·+8.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #67 | 1641 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2021 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2694 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 1651 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #14 | 1025 | -22.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #14 | 1654 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2040 | +15.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 2085 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2452 | +16.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2499 | +13.4 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#5,883
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#46,915
in continent
World
#64,255
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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