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Balenciaga Mendibe, Mikel
🇪🇸FIDE 523063785· Male· Spain· Born in 1956
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Mikel Balenciaga Mendibe, a 70-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1509. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 3A Rondas 5-7, Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 3A Rondas 1-3, and Campeonato Segunda de Euskadi - Zonal de Bizkaia 2025 Rondas 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including I Open de Ajedrez Activo de Durango) recently. His peak of 1579 was reached at age 69 (Nov 2025).
Current rating
1509
Standard
Rpd1581·Blz—
All-time high
1579
−70 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 69
Nov 2025 · age 69
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#181,291
#181,291 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Nov 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Nov 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 69
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1579
at age 69 · −70 from today
Nov 2025
First FIDE rating
1579 · at age 69
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-70
1579 → 1509
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
0/ 90.0%
0W1D8L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOscar Bravo Martinez1,533·Campeonato Segunda de Euskadi - Zonal de Bizkaia 2025 Rondas 1-3·R3·-22.6
2.[L]vsJavier Gallego Mejia1,557·Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 3A Rondas 1-3·R2·-17.3
3.[L]vsAlberto Gonzalez Perez1,631·Campeonato Segunda de Euskadi - Zonal de Bizkaia 2025 Rondas 4-6·R4·-15.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #20 | 1150 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #36 | 757 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #43 | 816 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #51 | 884 | -29.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #59 | 804 | 0.0 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato Segunda de Euskadi - Zonal de Bizkaia 2025 Rondas 4-6 (-29.6 Elo, finished #51).
Rankings
/
Spain
#16,727
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#115,018
in continent
World
#181,242
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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